 | ||
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on February 9, 2009, the first of four lunar eclipses in 2009, and being the deepest of three penumbral eclipses. It also happened on the Lantern Festival, the first since February 20, 1989.
Visibility
The eclipse was not visible in the East coast of the United States, South America and southernmost Mexico, Western Africa and western Europe. Best visibility was expected over most of Asia, the Western US, Mexico and throughout the Pacific region.
References
February 2009 lunar eclipse Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA