April 2005 lunar eclipse
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse April 24, 2005 |
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Greatest Eclipse at 09:55 UTC From Chicago is covered of 83% in the earth penumbra |
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![]() The moon passed (right to left) through the Earth's southern penumbral shadow. |
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Series (and member) | 141 (23) |
Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
Penumbral | 04:09:58 |
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P1 | 07:49:58 UTC |
Greatest | 09:54:53 UTC |
P4 | 11:59:55 UTC |
280px The moon's path across southern penumbral shadow in Virgo. |
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on April 24, 2005, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2005.
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Visibility
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Gallary
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Penumbral eclipse Minneapolis 24 April 2005.png
The penumbral eclipse over Minneapolis, with inset images of the full moon still rising a few hours before the eclipse and setting at 9:55 UTC near greatest eclipse.
Related eclipses
Lunar eclipse 2002-2005
It is the last of four lunar year cycles, repeating every 354 days.
Lunar eclipse series sets from 2002–2005 | ||||||
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Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
Saros Photo |
Date View |
Type Chart |
Saros Photo |
Date View |
Type Chart |
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111 | 2002 May 26![]() |
penumbral![]() |
116 |
2002 Nov 20![]() |
penumbral![]() |
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121![]() |
2003 May 16![]() |
total![]() |
126![]() |
2003 Nov 09![]() |
total![]() |
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131![]() |
2004 May 04![]() |
total![]() |
136![]() |
2004 Oct 28![]() |
total![]() |
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141 |
2005 Apr 24![]() |
penumbral![]() |
146 |
2005 Oct 17![]() |
partial![]() |
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Last set | 2002 Jun 24 | Last set | 2001 Dec 30 | |||
Next set | 2006 Mar 14 | Next set | 2006 Sep 7 |
Metonic series
This eclipse is the last of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, April 23–24, each separated by 19 years:
The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the Earth's shadow will in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.
Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
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Saros | Date | Type | Saros | Date | Type | |
111 | 1948 Apr 23 | Partial | 116 | 1948 Oct 18 | Penumbral | |
120px | 120px | |||||
121 | 1967 Apr 24 | Total | 126 | 1967 Oct 18 | Total | |
120px | 120px | |||||
131 | 1986 Apr 24 | Total | 136 | 1986 Oct 17 | Total | |
120px | 120px | |||||
141 | 2005 Apr 24 | Penumbral | 146 | 2005 Oct 17 | Partial | |
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See also
- List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
- May 2003 lunar eclipse
- November 2003 lunar eclipse
- May 2004 lunar eclipse
- File:2005-04-24 Lunar Eclipse Sketch.gif Chart
External links
- Saros cycle 141
- 2005 Apr 24 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
- Photo
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