Wikipedia / April 2005 lunar eclipse
Wikipedia / April 2005 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Sunday, April 24, 2005, with an umbral magnitude of −0.1417. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into the Earth's penumbra. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. Occurring about 4.9 days before perigee (on April 29, 2005, at 6:10 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
Visibility
The eclipse was completely visible much of western North America, the Pacific Ocean, and eastern Australia, seen rising over Australia and east Asia and setting over eastern North America and South America.
Hourly motion shown right to left | The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Virgo. |
Visibility map |
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Eclipse details
Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
Parameter | Value |
Penumbral Magnitude | 0.86693 |
Umbral Magnitude | −0.14165 |
Gamma | −1.08851 |
Sun Right Ascension | 02h08m13.9s |
Sun Declination | +12°57'36.8" |
Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'54.1" |
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
Moon Right Ascension | 14h06m23.1s |
Moon Declination | -13°54'32.8" |
Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'46.0" |
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°57'51.7" |
ΔT | 64.7 s |
April 24, 2005 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.
April 8Ascending node (new moon) | April 24Descending node (full moon) |
Hybrid solar eclipseSolar Saros 129 | Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 141 |
Eclipse season of April 2005
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2005
A penumbral lunar eclipse on April 24.
Metonic
Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 5, 2001
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 9, 2009
Tzolkinex
Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 13, 1998
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 4, 2012
Half-Saros
Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 17, 1996
Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 29, 2014
Tritos
Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 25, 1994
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 23, 2016
Lunar Saros 141
Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 14, 1987
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 5, 2023
Inex
Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 13, 1976
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 3, 2034
Triad
Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 24, 1918
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 23, 2092
Lunar eclipses of 2002–2005
Metonic series
Saros 141
Tritos series
Inex series
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two solar eclipses of Solar Saros 148.
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