| Total Lunar Eclipse May 15-16, 2003 |
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From Minneapolis, Minnesota at 3:17 UT |
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The moon's path through the Earth's shadow. |
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| Series (and member) | 121 (55) |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Totality | 00:52:42 |
| Partial | 02:14:38 |
| Penumbral | 05:09:30 |
| Contacts | |
| P1 | 01:05:25 UTC |
| U1 | 02:02:51 UTC |
| U2 | 03:13:49 UTC |
| Greatest | 03:40:11 |
| U3 | 04:06:31 UTC |
| U4 | 05:17:29 UTC |
| P4 | 06:14:56 UTC |
The moon's path across the Earth's shadow near its descending node in Libra. |
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A total lunar eclipse took place on May 16, 2003, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2003, the other being on November 9, 2003.
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It is a member of Saros cycle 121.
It is also the second of four lunar year cycles, repeating every 354 days.
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
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| 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 | |||
This eclipse is the second of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, May 15-16, 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 be in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.
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