November 2003 lunar eclipse
Total Lunar Eclipse 8–9 November 2003 | |
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Totality from Minneapolis, 1:16 UTC | |
The moon's path through the Earth's shadow | |
Series (and member) |
126 (45 of 72) |
Gamma | -0.4319 |
Magnitude | 1.0178 |
Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
Totality | 21:58 |
Partial | 3:31:25 |
Penumbral | 6:03:09 |
Contacts ( UTC )
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P1 | 22:16:59 (Nov 8) |
U1 | 23:32:50 (Nov 8) |
U2 | 1:07:34 |
Greatest | 1:18:34 |
U3 | 1:29:32 |
U4 | 3:04:15 |
P4 | 4:20:08 |
The moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Aries. |
A total
This was the last of 14 total lunar eclipses of Lunar Saros 126, which started on 19 June 1769 and ended on 9 November 2003.
Visibility
It was completely visible over Americas, Europe, Africa and central Asia, seen rising over the Americas and setting over central Asia.
Photo gallery
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Grand Rapids, MI, 0:58 UT
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Minneapolis, MN, 1:00 UT
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Oudenaarde, Belgium, 1:08 UT
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Minneapolis, MN, 1:24 UT
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Grand Rapids, MI, 2:28 UT
Relation to other lunar eclipses
Eclipse season
This is the first eclipse this season.
Second eclipse this season: 23 November 2003 Total Solar Eclipse
Eclipses of 2003
- A total lunar eclipse on 16 May.
- An annular solar eclipse (one limit) on 31 May.
- A total lunar eclipse on 9 November.
- A total solar eclipse on 23 November.
Lunar year series
It is the second of four lunar year cycles, repeating every 354 days.
Lunar eclipse series sets from 2002–2005 | ||||||||
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Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
Saros Photo |
Date View |
Type Chart |
Gamma | Saros Photo |
Date View |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
111 | 2002 May 26 |
penumbral |
1.1759 | 116 | 2002 Nov 20 |
penumbral |
−1.1127 | |
121 |
2003 May 16 |
total |
0.4123 | 126 |
2003 Nov 09 |
total |
−0.4319 | |
131 |
2004 May 04 |
total |
−0.3132 | 136 |
2004 Oct 28 |
total |
0.2846 | |
141 | 2005 Apr 24 |
penumbral |
−1.0885 | 146 |
2005 Oct 17 |
partial |
0.9796 | |
Last set | 2002 Jun 24 | Last set | 2001 Dec 30 | |||||
Next set | 2006 Mar 14 | Next set | 2006 Sep 07 |
Saros series
It is part of saros series 126.
Lunar saros series 126, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 70 lunar eclipse events including 14 total lunar eclipses. Solar Saros 133 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.
First penumbral lunar eclipse: 18 July 1228
First partial lunar eclipse: 24 March 1625
First total lunar eclipse: 19 June 1769
First central lunar eclipse: 11 July 1805
Greatest eclipse of the lunar saros 126: 13 August 1859, lasting 106 minutes.
Last central lunar eclipse: 26 September 1931
Last total lunar eclipse: 9 November 2003
Last partial lunar eclipse: 5 June 2346
Last penumbral lunar eclipse: 19 August 2472
1901-2100
Metonic series
This eclipse is the second of five Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, 8–9 November, each separated by 19 years:
The
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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 133.
3 November 1994 | 13 November 2012 |
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See also
- List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
- Solar eclipse of 23 November 2003
- May 2003 lunar eclipse
- May 2004 lunar eclipse
- October 2004 lunar eclipse
References
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
- Saros cycle 126
- 2003 Nov 09 chart: Eclipse Predictions by GSFC
- NASA Saros series 126
- Photos: Lunar Eclipse 8 November 2003
- Spaceweather.com: Lunar eclipse gallery Nov 8, 2003