April 2013 lunar eclipse explained

Type:partial
Date:25 April 2013
Gamma:-1.0121
Magnitude:0.0148
Saros Ser:112
Saros No:65 of 72
Partiality:27 minutes
Penumbral:247 minutes, 42 seconds
P1:18:03:41
U1:19:54:04
Greatest:20:07:29
U4:20:21:04
P4:22:11:23
Previous:November 2012
Next:May 2013

A partial lunar eclipse took place on 25 April 2013, the first of three lunar eclipses in 2013. Only a tiny sliver (1.48%) of the Moon was covered by the Earth's umbral shadow at maximum eclipse, but the entire northern half of the Moon was darkened from being inside the penumbral shadow. This was one of the shortest partial eclipses of the Moon for the 21st century, lasting 27 minutes. This was the last of 58 umbral lunar eclipses of Lunar Saros 112.

Visibility

It was visible over Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Gallery

File:April Moon Partial Lunar Eclipse 2013 (8681604874).jpg|From Melbourne, Australia, 18:42 UTCEclipse parcial de luna (8686734152).jpg|From Las Palmas, Canary Islands, 20:05 UTCPartial Lunar Eclipse (8680925175).jpg|From Essex, England, 20:06 UTC-i---i- (8682223072).jpg|From Arinaga, Canary Islands, 20:07 UTCLune moon (8683076272).jpg|From Foncquevillers, France, 20:08 UTC2013-04-25 21-09-18-ecl-lune.gif|From Belfort, France, combined imagesLunar Eclipse. 2013, April 25, 20-10 UTC (8682217478).jpg|From Thatcham, UK, 20:10 UTCPartial lunar eclipse (8713908743).jpg|From Zürich, Switzerland, 20:12 UTCPartial moon eclipse (8680827965).jpg|From Düsseldorf, Germany, 20:13 UTCPartial lunar eclipse 2013-04-25 2018UTC.jpg|From Paris, France, 20:18 UTCDSCF0911 (8889122683).jpg|From Brescia, Italy, 20:19 UTCEclipse (8683342246).jpg|Time lapsed image from Ladispoli, Italy

Related eclipses

Eclipses of 2013

This eclipse was one of four lunar eclipses in a short-lived series at the ascending node of the Moon's orbit.

The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations or 354 days, shifting back by about 10 days in consecutive years. Because of the date shift, the Earth's shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events.

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 119.

See also

References

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Notes and References

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