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 leftThe 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.
+April 24, 2005 Lunar Eclipse Parameters 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
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.
+ Eclipse season of April 2005 April 8Ascending node (new moon) April 24Descending node (full moon) Hybrid solar eclipseSolar Saros 129 Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 141
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2005 A hybrid solar eclipse on April 8. A penumbral lunar eclipse on April 24. An annular solar eclipse on October 3. A partial lunar eclipse on October 17.
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).Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros This lunar eclipse is related to two solar eclipses of Solar Saros 148. April 17, 1996April 29, 2014
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses May 2003 lunar eclipse November 2003 lunar eclipse May 2004 lunar eclipse :File:2005-04-24 Lunar Eclipse Sketch.gif Chart
References
External links Saros cycle 141
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