| Total Lunar Eclipse October 27–28, 2004 [1] |
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Fred Espenak, 3:03 UT Dunkirk, MD |
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The moon's path through the Earth's shadow. |
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| Series (and member) | 136 (19) |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Totality | 01:21:14 |
| Partial | 03:39:20 |
| Penumbral | 05:57:08 |
| Contacts | |
| P1 | 00:05:35 UTC |
| U1 | 01:14:26 UTC |
| U2 | 02:23:28 UTC |
| Greatest | 03:04:07 UTC |
| U3 | 03:44:43 UTC |
| U4 | 04:53:45 UTC |
| P4 | 06:02:44 UTC |
The moon's path across shadow in Aries. |
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A total lunar eclipse took place on October 28, 2004, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2004, the first being on May 4, 2004.[1]
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This eclipse was completely visible from all of North and South America, and visible from most of Europe and Africa.
It is the third 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 a part of Saros cycle 136, and the first of the series that passes through the center of the Earth's shadow. The next occurrence will be on November 8, 2022.
This eclipse is the third of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, October 28–29, 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 in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.
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![[2]](http://www.skychasers.net/Lunar_Eclipse_October_27_2004_17_Low_Res.jpg){kind=link}