A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, June 24, 2002, with an umbral magnitude of −0.791. 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 6.7 days after perigee (on June 19, 2002, at 3:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
Visibility The eclipse was completely visible over Africa, Europe, west and central Asia, and Antarctica, seen rising over much of South America and setting over much of east Asia and Australia.
The moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Scorpius.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+June 24, 2002 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 0.21095 Umbral Magnitude −0.79099 Gamma −1.44399 Sun Right Ascension 06h13m52.0s Sun Declination +23°24'03.8" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'44.2" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 18h13m25.9s Moon Declination -24°47'04.8" Moon Semi-Diameter 15'42.3" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°57'38.4" ΔT 64.3 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.
+ Eclipse season of May–June 2002 May 26Descending node (full moon) June 10Ascending node (new moon) June 24Descending node (full moon) Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 111 Annular solar eclipseSolar Saros 137 Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 149
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2002 A penumbral lunar eclipse on May 26. An annular solar eclipse on June 10. A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 24. A penumbral lunar eclipse on November 20. A total solar eclipse on December 4.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 6, 1998
Tzolkinex Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 6, 2009
Half-Saros Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 1, 2011
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 26, 1991 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 25, 2013
Lunar Saros 149 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 13, 1984 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 5, 2020
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 15, 1973 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 5, 2031
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 24, 1915
Lunar eclipses of 1998–2002
Saros 149
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 one partial solar eclipse of Solar Saros 156. July 1, 2011
See also List of lunar eclipses List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
References
External links Saros cycle 149