April 2013 lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse
April 25, 2013

From Paris, 20:18 UTC

In this partial eclipse the Moon only grazed the southern border of the Earth's umbra.
Gamma -1.0121
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Partial 0:27:00
Penumbral 4:07:42
Contacts (UTC)
P1 18:03:38
U1 19:54:08
Greatest 20:07:30
U4 20:21:02
P4 22:11:26

A partial lunar eclipse took place on April 25, 2013, the first of three lunar eclipses in 2013. Only a tiny sliver (about 1%) of the Moon was covered by the Earth's umbral shadow at maximum eclipse, but the entire northern half of the Moon was darkened from being inside the penumbral shadow. This was one of the shortest partial eclipses of the Moon for the 21st century, lasting 27 minutes.

Visibility

It was visible over Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

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Related eclipses

This eclipse was one of four lunar eclipses in a short-lived series at the ascending node of the Moon's orbit.

The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations or 354 days, shifting back by about 10 days in consecutive years. Because of the date shift, the Earth's shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events.

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2013–2016
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Viewing
date		 Type Saros Viewing
date		 Type
112
 2013 Apr 25
 Partial
 117
 2013 Oct 18
 Penumbral
122
 2014 Apr 15
 Total
 127
 2014 Oct 08
 Total
132
 2015 Apr 04
 Total
 137 2015 Sep 28
 Total
142 2016 Mar 23
 Penumbral
 147 2016 Sep 16
 Penumbral
Last set 2013 May 25 Last set 2012 Nov 28
Next set 2017 Feb 11 Next set 2016 Aug 18

See also

References

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