Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
20 November 2002

The moon passed (right to left) through the Earth's southern penumbral shadow.
Series (and member)116 (57 of 73)
Gamma-1.1126
Magnitude0.8600
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Penumbral4:24:18
Contacts (UTC)
P123:34:28 (11/19)
Greatest1:46:36
P43:58:46

The moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Taurus.

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday 20 November 2002, the last of three lunar eclipses in 2002.

Visibility

Relation to other lunar eclipses

Eclipse season

This is the first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: 4 December 2002 Total Solar Eclipse

Eclipses of 2002

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		 Gamma Saros
Photo		 Date
View		 Type
Chart		 Gamma
111 2002 May 26
 penumbral
 1.1759 116 2002 Nov 20
 penumbral
 −1.1127
121
 2003 May 16
 total
 0.4123 126
 2003 Nov 09
 total
 −0.4319
131
 2004 May 04
 total
 −0.3132 136
 2004 Oct 28
 total
 0.2846
141 2005 Apr 24
 penumbral
 −1.0885 146
 2005 Oct 17
 partial
 0.9796
Last set 2002 Jun 24 Last set 2001 Dec 30
Next set 2006 Mar 14 Next set 2006 Sep 07

Saros series

It is part of Saros series 116.

Metonic series

  • First eclipse: 20 November 2002.
  • Second eclipse: 19 November 2021.
  • Third eclipse: 18 November 2040.
  • Fourth eclipse: 19 November 2059.
  • Fifth eclipse: 19 November 2078.

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 123.

13 November 1993 25 November 2011

Tritos series

Tzolkinex

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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