- May 2013 lunar eclipse
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 25, 2013
The moon barely grazes the inside of the northern penumbral shadow of the earth.Series (and member) 150 (1 of 71) Duration (hr:mn:sc) Penumbral 0:33:34 Contacts P1 3:53:15 UTC Greatest 4:09:58 UTC P4 4:26:49 UTC 
The moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of ScorpiusA penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on May 25, 2013, the second of three lunar eclipses in 2013. It will be visually imperceptible due to the small entry into the penumbral shadow.
This event marks the beginning of Saros series 150.
Contents
Visibility
A simulated view of the earth from the center of the moon at maximal eclipse.Map
Related eclipses
Lunar year (354 days)
This eclipse is the one of five lunar eclipses in a short-lived series. The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations or 354 days (Shifting back about 10 days in sequential years). Because of the date shift, the Earth's shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events.
Lunar eclipse series sets from 2009–2013 Ascending node Descending node Saros #
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PhotoDate
ViewingType
chartSaros #
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PhotoDate
ViewingType
chart110 2009 July 07
penumbral
115
2009 Dec 31
partial
120
2010 June 26
partial
125
2010 Dec 21
total
130
2011 June 15
total
135 2011 Dec 10
total
140 2012 June 04
partial
145 2012 Nov 28
penumbral
150 2013 May 25
penumbral
Last set 2009 Aug 06 Last set 2009 Feb 9 Next set 2013 Apr 25 Next set 2013 Oct 18 Saros series
This is the first lunar eclipse of Saros series 150.[1] The next occurrence will also be a penumbral eclipse on June 5, 2031.
Partial eclipses in series 150 will occur between 2157 Aug 20 and past the year 3000. Total eclipses will occur between 2572 Apr 29 - 2770 Aug 28.
See also
Notes
External links
- 2013 May 25 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
Lunar eclipses Lists of
eclipsesAll: Central total eclipses · Total penumbral eclipses
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