May 2002 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on May 26, 2002, the first of three lunar eclipses in 2002.

Visibility

The beginning of the penumbral phase visible in most of North America except the northeast, Central America, western South America, extreme northeast Russia, eastern Asia, Australia, most of Antarctica, the Pacific Ocean, and the southeast Indian Ocean; the end visible in southwestern Alaska, Asia except the extreme north, Australia, the eastern Indian Ocean, and most of the Pacific Ocean except the extreme eastern part.

Relation to other lunar eclipses

It is the first of four lunar year cycles, repeating every 354 days.

See also

• List of lunar eclipses
• List of 21st century lunar eclipses

External links

• Saros cycle 111
• 2002 May 26 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
• http://www.eclipse.org.uk/eclipse/1132002/