| Penumbral Lunar Eclipse May 25, 2013 |
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The moon barely grazes the inside of the northern penumbral shadow of the earth. |
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| Series (and member) | 150 (1 of 71) |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Penumbral | 0:33:34 |
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| P1 | 3:53:15 UTC |
| Greatest | 4:09:58 UTC |
| P4 | 4:26:49 UTC |
The moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Scorpius |
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A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on May 25, 2013, the second of three lunar eclipses in 2013. It will be visually imperceptible due to the small entry into the penumbral shadow.
This event marks the beginning of Saros series 150.
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A simulated view of the earth from the center of the moon at maximal eclipse.
This eclipse is the one of five lunar eclipses in a short-lived series. 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 | |||||
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| Saros # ----- Photo |
Date Viewing |
Type chart |
Saros # ----- Photo |
Date Viewing |
Type chart |
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| 110 | 2009 July 07 |
penumbral |
115 |
2009 Dec 31 |
partial |
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| 120 |
2010 June 26 |
partial |
125 |
2010 Dec 21 |
total |
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| 130 |
2011 June 15 |
total |
135 |
2011 Dec 10 |
total |
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| 140 | 2012 June 04 |
partial |
145 | 2012 Nov 28 |
penumbral |
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| 150 | 2013 May 25 |
penumbral |
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| Last set | 2009 Aug 06 | Last set | 2009 Feb 9 | |||
| Next set | 2013 Apr 25 | Next set | 2013 Oct 18 | |||
This is the first lunar eclipse of Saros series 150.[1] The next occurrence will also be a penumbral eclipse on June 5, 2031.
Partial eclipses in series 150 will occur between 2157 Aug 20 and past the year 3000. Total eclipses will occur between 2572 Apr 29 - 2770 Aug 28.