On Monday, June 4, the southern part of the full Strawberry Moon passes right through the northern part of Earth’s dark umbral shadow, to stage a partial eclipse of the moon visible in the Americas, Australia and Asia. The partial umbral eclipse lasts a little over two hours from start to finish. At mid-eclipse, about one-third of the moon’s disk will be covered over by the Earth’s dark umbral shadow.
A very faint penumbral eclipse precedes and follows the dark umbral eclipse, even though most people won’t even notice the penumbral phase. The eclipse times listed farther down in this article refer to the umbral (dark) eclipse.
Why isn’t there an eclipse at every full moon?
Unlike the illustrated total eclipse, only part of the moon passes through the dark umbral shadow during a partial lunar eclipse. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons
Depending on where you live on the globe, the eclipse will either happen in the wee hours before sunrise on Monday, June 4 – or in the evening hours after sunset on Monday, June 4. Before we tell you which places worldwide are in a position to watch the June 4 umbral lunar eclipse, we list those that are not: Far northern and northeastern North America, eastern South America, Greenland, Iceland, the Arctic, Europe, Africa and western Asia. (See worldwide map below.)
In a nutshell, the world’s Western Hemisphere – the Americas and Hawaii – will see the eclipse sometime between late night and sunrise on June 4. The world’s Eastern Hemisphere – far eastern Asia, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia and New Zealand – will see it sometime between sunset June 4 and midnight (June 5). We have a special section coming up later in this write-up for our Eastern Hemisphere friends: Who will see the eclipse after sunset June 4?
Worldwide map of June 4 partial lunar eclipse
Worldwide map of the June 4 partial lunar eclipse. Image credit: NASA Eclipse Web Site. Click here for a larger map
Who will see the eclipse before sunrise June 4?
In this eclipse photo, the northern tip of the moon clips the southern part of Earth's dark umbral shadow
For most of North and South America, the moon will be in eclipse as its sets in the west-southwest at sunrise on June 4. Only the far western parts of North America, Hawaii and far southern South America will see the whole dark umbral eclipse from start to finish. The eastern parts of North and South America will miss out entirely.
Image credit: Nick Bramhall
As seen from most of the Americas, the eclipsed moon will be low in the west in the predawn and/or dawn sky. Therefore, a level and unobstructed western horizon will enable you to see more of the early morning eclipse. Moreover, binoculars should enhance the view of the partially eclipsed full moon in the haze of dawn.
We give the eclipse times in Universal Time (and local eclipse times for the U.S., Asia, Australia and New Zealand at the bottom of the page). If you have difficulty converting Universal Time to your time, you are invited to use this handy eclipse calculator, which gives the eclipse times for your time zone (no conversion is necessary).
Eclipse times for the partial lunar eclipse on June 4
Partial umbral eclipse begins: 10:00 Universal Time (UT)
Greatest eclipse: 11:03 UT
Partial umbral eclipse ends: 12:06 p.m. UT
How do I translate Universal Time into my time?
Lunar eclipse calculator gives times for your time zone
The world map below shows the day and night sides of Earth at the beginning of the partial umbral lunar eclipse at 10:00 Universal Time on June 4. The line running through the Americas shows you where it’s sunrise on Earth at this time. Every place on the daylight side of this sunrise line in North and South America will not be able to view the eclipse.
Earth at the start of the June 4 partial lunar eclipse
Day and night sides of Earth at the start of partial lunar eclipse (Monday, June 4, at 9:59:53 Universal Time)
Image credit: Earth and Moon Viewer
Who will see the eclipse after sunset June 4?
Australia, New Guinea and New Zealand will see the partial dark umbral eclipse from start to finish. Yet most places in far eastern Asia – Southeast Asia, eastern China, Indonesia, Philippines and Japan – will find the moon in eclipse as it rises over the east-southeastern horizon at sunset on June 4. From that part of the world, you’ll want to find a level and unobstructed eastern horizon to maximize the view of the eclipse.
The above world map shows the day and night sides of Earth at the beginning of the partial eclipse at 10:00 UT on June 4. The line passing by Japan and the Philippines depicts sunset on June 4. The map below shows the day and nighttime sides of the world at the greatest eclipse.
Earth at the midpoint of the June 4 partial lunar eclipse
Day and night sides of Earth at greatest eclipse (Monday, June 4, at 11:03:13 Universal Time)
The world map below shows the day and night sides of Earth at the end of the partial eclipse at 12:06 UT on June 4. Every place to the west (left) of the sunset line in Asia will not be able to see the eclipse.
Earth at the end of the June 4 partial lunar eclipse
Day and night sides of Earth at the end of the partial lunar eclipse (Monday, June 4, at 12:06:30 Universal Time)
Take advantage of your opportunity to see the June 4 partial lunar eclipse. Another partial eclipse of the moon won’t take place again until April 25, 2013. And the next total lunar eclipse won’t be until April 15, 2014.
Although the eclipse happens concurrently worldwide, folks in eastern Asia will be watching it after sunset on June 4 – at the same time that people in the Americas will be viewing it before sunrise.
Use this handy eclipse calculator for the eclipse times in your time zone (no conversion is necessary).
Local eclipse times for U.S. time zones
Before sunrise June 4
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Partial umbral eclipse begins: 6:00 a.m. local time
Greatest eclipse: 7:03 a.m.
Partial umbral eclipse ends: 8:06 a.m.
Central Daylight Time (CDT)
Partial umbral eclipse begins: 5:00 a.m. local time
Greatest eclipse: 6:03 a.m.
Partial umbral eclipse ends: 7:06 a.m.
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)
Partial umbral eclipse begins: 4:00 a.m. local time
Greatest eclipse: 5:03 a.m.
Partial umbral eclipse ends: 6:06 a.m.
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
Partial umbral eclipse begins: 3:00 a.m. local time
Greatest eclipse: 4:03 a.m.
Partial umbral eclipse ends: 5:06 a.m.
Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
Partial umbral eclipse begins: 2:00 a.m. local time
Greatest eclipse: 3:03 a.m.
Partial umbral eclipse ends: 4:06 a.m.
Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HAST)
Partial umbral eclipse begins: 12:00 midnight local time
Greatest eclipse: 1:03 a.m.
Partial umbral eclipse ends: 2:06 a.m.
Local eclipse times for Eastern Hemisphere (New Zealand, Australia and Asia)
After sunset on June 4
New Zealand, Fuji, Marshall Islands
Partial umbral eclipse begins: 10:00 p.m. local time
Greatest eclipse: 11:03 p.m.
Partial umbral eclipse ends: 12:06 a.m. (on June 5)
Australia
Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Partial umbral eclipse begins: 8:00 p.m. local time
Greatest eclipse: 9:03 p.m.
Partial umbral eclipse ends: 10:06 p.m.
Central Standard Time (CST)
Partial umbral eclipse begins: 7:30 p.m. local time
Greatest eclipse: 8:33 p.m.
Partial umbral eclipse ends: 9:36 p.m.
Western Standard Time (WST)
Partial umbral eclipse begins: 6:00 p.m. local time
Greatest eclipse: 7:03 p.m.
Partial umbral eclipse ends: 8:06 p.m.
Asia (Papua New Guinea, Japan, Korea, Philippines, China and Southeast Asia)
Papua New Guinea
Partial umbral eclipse begins: 8:00 p.m. local time
Greatest eclipse: 9:03 p.m.
Partial umbral eclipse ends: 10:06 p.m.
Japan and Korea
Partial umbral eclipse begins: 7:00 p.m. local time
Greatest eclipse: 8:03 p.m.
Partial umbral eclipse ends: 9:06 p.m.
Philippines and China
Partial umbral eclipse begins: 6:00 p.m. local time
Greatest eclipse: 7:03 p.m.
Partial umbral eclipse ends: 8:06 p.m.
Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand)
Partial umbral eclipse begins: 5:00 p.m. local time
Greatest eclipse: 6:03 p.m.
Partial umbral eclipse ends: 7:06 p.m.
