A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, 9 January 2001, with an umbral magnitude of 1.1902. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. 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. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring only about 8 hours before perigee (on 10 January 2001, at 4:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.

Visibility

The eclipse was completely visible over Africa, Europe, and Asia, seen rising over eastern and northern North America and eastern South America and setting over Australia and the western Pacific Ocean.

Eclipse details

Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.

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.

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2001

• A total lunar eclipse on 9 January.

• A total solar eclipse on June 21.

• A partial lunar eclipse on July 5.

• An annular solar eclipse on December 14.

• A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 30.

Metonic

• Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 24, 1997

• Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 28, 2004

Tzolkinex

• Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 29, 1993

• Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 21, 2008

Half-Saros

• Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 4, 1992

• Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 15, 2010

Tritos

• Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 9, 1990

• Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 10, 2011

Lunar Saros 134

• Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 30, 1982

• Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 21, 2019

Inex

• Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 30, 1972

• Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 20, 2029

Triad

• Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 12, 1914

• Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 10, 2087

Lunar eclipses of 1998–2002

Saros 134

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 annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 141.

See also

• List of lunar eclipses

• List of 21st-century lunar eclipses

References

External links

• Saros cycle 134

• "Jan. 9, 2001 Lunar Eclipse Gallery"

• NASA 2001 Jan 09: Total Lunar Eclipse

• Total Lunar Eclipses seen from Cape Town Total lunar eclipse, 9 January 2001.