Penumbral lunar eclipse
14-15 March 2006

From Trondheim, Norway at 23:49 UTC

The Moon passed right to left through the Earth's northern penumbral shadow.
Series (and member)113 (63 of 71)
Gamma1.0210
Magnitude1.0301
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Penumbral4:47:27
Contacts (UTC)
P121:23:45
Greatest23:47:29
P42:11:12 (15 Mar)

The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Virgo.

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 14 March 2006, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2006.

This was a relatively rare total penumbral lunar eclipse with the Moon passing entirely within the penumbral shadow without entering the darker umbral shadow. The tables below contain detailed predictions and additional information on the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 14 March 2006.

Visibility

It was completely visible over Africa and Europe, seen rising over eastern North America, all of South America, and setting over western Asia.

NASA chart of the eclipse


A simulated view of the Earth from the center of the Moon at maximum eclipse.

Map

Relation to other lunar eclipses

Eclipses of 2006

Lunar year series (354 days)

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2006–2009
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

Saros series

The eclipse belongs to Saros series 113, and is the 63rd of 71 lunar eclipses in the series. The first penumbral eclipse of saros cycle 113 began on 29 April 888 AD, first partial eclipse on 14 July 1014, and total first was on 20 March 1429. The last total eclipse occurred on 7 August 1645, last partial on 21 February 1970, and last penumbral eclipse on 10 June 2150.[1]

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 120.

9 March 1997 20 March 2015

Metonic cycles (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.

  1. 2006 Mar 14.99 - penumbral (113)
  2. 2025 Mar 14.29 - total (123)
  3. 2044 Mar 13.82 - total (133)
  4. 2063 Mar 14.67- partial (143)
  1. 2006 Sep 07.79 - partial (118)
  2. 2025 Sep 07.76 - total (128)
  3. 2044 Sep 07.47 - partial (138)
  4. 2063 Sep 07.86 - penumbral (148)

Eclipse season

This is the first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: 29 March 2006 Total Solar Eclipse

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Hermit Eclipse: Eclipse Search
  2. ↑ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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