| Total Lunar Eclipse November 8-9, 2003 |
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Totality from Oudenaarde, Belgium, 1:08 UTC |
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The moon's path through the Earth's shadow |
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| Series | 126 (member 45 of 72) |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Totality | 24:32 |
| Partial | 3:32:04 |
| Penumbral | 6:06:48 |
| Contacts | |
| P1 | 22:15:10 UTC |
| U1 | 23:32:30 UTC |
| U2 | 1:06:17 UTC |
| Greatest | 1:18:33 |
| U3 | 1:30:48 UTC |
| U4 | 3:04:34 UTC |
| P4 | 4:21:58 UTC |
The moon's path across shadow in Aries. |
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A total lunar eclipse took place on November 9, 2003, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2003, the first being on May 16, 2003.
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1:00 UT (Just before totality) |
1:16 UT (Near greatest eclipse) |
1:35 UT (Just after of totality) |
| From Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
It is 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, November 8-9, 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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