A partial lunar eclipse will take place on April 25, 2013, the first of three lunar eclipses in 2013. Only a tiny sliver of the Moon will be covered by the Earth's umbral shadow at maximum eclipse, but the entire northern half of the moon will be darkened from being inside the penumbral shadow. This is the second shortest partial eclipse of the moon for the 21st century. On September 29, 2042, a partial eclipse of just 0.3% lasting just 12 minutes will be visible.
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It will be visible over Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
This eclipse is the one of four lunar eclipses in a short-lived series at the ascending node of the moon's orbit.
The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations or 354 days (Shifting back about 10 days in sequential years). Because of the date shift, the Earth's shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events.
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type | Saros | Date Viewing |
Type | |
| 112 | 2013 Apr 25 |
Partial |
117 | 2013 Oct 18 |
Penumbral |
|
| 122 | 2014 Apr 15 |
Total |
127 | 2014 Oct 08 |
Total |
|
| 132 | 2015 Apr 04 |
Total |
137 | 2015 Sep 28 |
Total |
|
| 142 | 2016 Mar 23 |
Penumbral |
147 | 2016 Sep 16 |
Penumbral |
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| Last set | 2013 May 25 | Last set | 2012 Nov 28 | |||
| Next set | 2017 Feb 11 | Next set | 2016 Aug 08 | |||