March 2007 lunar eclipse
Total Lunar Eclipse 3–4 March 2007 | |
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UTC from Denmark
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The Moon's path through the Earth's northern shadow. | |
Series (and member) |
123 (52 of 73) |
Gamma | 0.31749 |
Magnitude | 1.23280 |
Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
Totality | 1:13:21 |
Partial | 3:41:04 |
Penumbral | 6:05:26 |
Contacts ( UTC )
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P1 | 20:18:11 (3 Mar) |
U1 | 21:30:20 (3 Mar) |
U2 | 22:44:12 (3 Mar) |
Greatest | 23:20:53 (3 Mar) |
U3 | 23:57:33 (3 Mar) |
U4 | 01:11:24 (4 Mar) |
P4 | 02:23:37 (4 Mar) |
The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Leo |
A total
Eclipse season
This is the first eclipse this season.
Second eclipse this season: 19 March 2007 Partial Solar Eclipse
Lunar eclipses
The previous lunar eclipse on 7 September 2006 was partial.
This eclipse is the first of two lunar eclipses to occur in 2007, the second being on
Penumbral Magnitude = 2.31882
Umbral Magnitude = 1.23280
Gamma = 0.31749
Greatest Eclipse = 03 Mar 2007 23:20:53.5 UTC (23:21:58.7 TD)
Sun right ascension = 22 hours, 57 minutes, 19.2 seconds
Sun declination = 6 degrees, 40 minutes, 46.3 seconds south of Celestial Equator
Sun diameter = 1936.0 arcseconds
Moon right ascension = 10 hours, 57 minutes, 52.2 seconds
Moon declination = 6 degrees, 56 minutes, 0.7 seconds north of Celestial Equator
Moon diameter = 1782.6 arcseconds
Earth's shadow right ascension = 10 hours, 57 minutes, 19.2 seconds
Earth's shadow declination = 6 degrees, 40 minutes, 46.3 seconds north of Celestial Equator
Totality duration = 1 hour, 13 minutes, 21.3 seconds
Umbral duration = 3 hours, 41 minutes, 5.6 seconds
Total duration = 6 hours, 5 minutes, 31.3 seconds
Viewing
The whole event was visible from Europe, Africa, parts of South America, and some areas of North America, Asia, and Western Australia. In North America, part of the event was visible at moonrise.
This simulated view of the Earth from the center of the Moon during the lunar eclipse shows where the eclipse is visible on Earth. |
Map
Relation to other lunar eclipses
Eclipses of 2007
- A total lunar eclipse on 3 March.
- A partial solar eclipse on 19 March.
- A total lunar eclipse on 28 August.
- A partial solar eclipse on 11 September.
Lunar year series
Lunar eclipse series sets from 2006–2009 | ||||||||
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Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
Saros # and photo |
Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | Saros # and photo |
Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
113 |
2006 Mar 14 |
penumbral |
1.0211 | 118 |
2006 Sep 7 |
partial |
−0.9262 | |
123 |
2007 Mar 03 |
total |
0.3175 | 128 |
2007 Aug 28 |
total |
−0.2146 | |
133 |
2008 Feb 21 |
total |
−0.3992 | 138 |
2008 Aug 16 |
partial |
0.5646 | |
143 |
2009 Feb 09 |
penumbral |
−1.0640 | 148 |
2009 Aug 06 |
penumbral |
1.3572 | |
Last set | 2005 Apr 24 | Last set | 2005 Oct 17 | |||||
Next set | 2009 Dec 31 | Next set | 2009 Jul 07 |
Metonic cycle (19 years)
The
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Saros series
Lunar saros series 123, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has 25 total lunar eclipses. The first total lunar eclipse of this series was on July 16, 1628, and last will be on April 4, 2061. The two longest occurrence of this series were on September 20, 1736 and October 1, 1754 when totality lasted 106 minutes.
It last occurred on 20 February 1989 and will next occur on 14 March 2025.
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 130.
26 February 1998 | 9 March 2016 |
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Photo gallery
Leeds, England .
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Stevenage, England
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Madrid, Spain
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Degania A , Israel.
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Persian Gulf |
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From Kirchberg, St. Gallen, 23:30 UTC
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From Huddersfield, UK, 23:52 UTC
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FromAugsburg, Germany, 23:53 UTC
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From Huddersfield, UK, 0:01 UTC
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From Kirchberg, St. Gallen, 0:15 UTC
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FromCambridge, UK
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Timelapse movie inBülach, Switzerland
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Timelapse movie in Belfort, France
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Humacao, Puerto Rico, 07:43 EST
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Humacao, Puerto Rico, 08:30:16 EST
See also
- List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
Notes
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
- 2007 Mar 03 chart: Eclipse Predictions by GSFC
- Hermit eclipse: Total lunar eclipse: March 3, 2007
- NASA Saros series 123
- Photos
- Photos from the Netherlands lunar eclipse 3 March
- Flickr: Lunar Eclipse 3/3/2007: pictures of the eclipse, many of which CC-licensed, from Flickr members
- Live webcast of the total lunar eclipse 3/4 March 2007 by Astronet (The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain)
- Video of the March 3, 2007 eclipse as seen from the UK
- Lunar Eclipse 3/3/2007 Archived 7 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Animated sequence
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