April 2005 lunar eclipse

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Total Lunar Eclipse
October 24, 2005

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.

The moon passed (right to left) through the earth's southern penumbral shadow.
Series (and member) 141 (23)
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Penumbral 04:09:58
Contacts
P1 07:49:58 UTC
Greatest 09:54:53 UTC
P4 11:59:55 UTC

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.

[edit] Relation to other lunar eclipses

This eclipse is the last of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, April 23-24, each separated by 19 years:

  1. April 23, 1948 [1] - partial (Saros series 111)
  2. April 24, 1967 [2] - total (Saros series 121)
  3. April 24, 1986 [3] - total (Saros series 131)
  4. April 24, 2005 - penumbral (Saros series 141)

The moon's path through the earth's shadow near its descending node progresses southward through each sequential eclipse. The second and third are total eclipses.

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