May 2002 lunar eclipse

Close up

The moon's path across shadow in Scorpius

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on May 26, 2002, the first of three lunar eclipses in 2002.

Visibility

The beginning of the penumbral phase visible in most of North America except the northeast, Central America, western South America, extreme northeast Russia, eastern Asia, Australia, most of Antarctica, the Pacific Ocean, and the southeast Indian Ocean; the end visible in southwestern Alaska, Asia except the extreme north, Australia, the eastern Indian Ocean, and most of the Pacific Ocean except the extreme eastern part.

Relation to other lunar eclipses

It is the first of four lunar year cycles, repeating every 354 days.

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2002–2005

Descending node				Ascending node
Saros Photo	Date View	Type Chart		Saros Photo	Date View	Type Chart
111	2002 May 26	penumbral		116	2002 Nov 20	penumbral
121	2003 May 16	total		126	2003 Nov 09	total
131	2004 May 04	total		136	2004 Oct 28	total
141	2005 Apr 24	penumbral		146	2005 Oct 17	partial
Last set	2002 Jun 24			Last set	2001 Dec 30
Next set	2006 Mar 14			Next set	2006 Sep 7

See also

• List of lunar eclipses
• List of 21st century lunar eclipses

External links

• Saros cycle 111
• 2002 May 26 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
• http://www.eclipse.org.uk/eclipse/1132002/