| bgcolor=#e7dcc3 colspan=2 | Partial lunar eclipse 7 September 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| align=center colspan=2 | From Bucharest, Romania, 18:37 UTC | |
| align=center colspan=2 | The Moon's path through the southern edge of the Earth's umbral shadow | |
| align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0 | 118 (51 of 74) | |
| align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0 | -0.9262 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0 | 0.1837 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#c0b0e0 colspan=2 | Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | Partial | 1:31:06 |
| align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | Penumbral | 4:14:23 |
| align=center bgcolor=#a0d0e0 colspan=2 | Contacts (UTC) | |
| align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | P1 | 16:44:07 |
| align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | U1 | 18:05:47 |
| align=center bgcolor=#a0a0e0 | Greatest | 18:51:19 |
| align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | U4 | 19:36:53 |
| align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | P4 | 20:58:30 |
| align=center colspan=2 | The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Aquarius |
A partial lunar eclipse took place on 7 September 2006, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2006. The tables below contain detailed predictions and additional information on the partial lunar eclipse of 7 September 2006.
Penumbral magnitude: +1.13488 (+113.488%)
Umbral magnitude: +0.18568 (+18.568%)
Gamma: -0.92619 (-92.879%)
Greatest eclipse: 2006 Sep 07 at 18:51:20.1 UTC
Ecliptic opposition: 2006 Sep 07 at 18:42:03.3 UTC
Equatorial opposition: 2006 Sep 07 at 18:00:00.9 UTC
Sun's right ascension: 11.080 h
Sun's declination: +5.91°
Sun's diameter: 1904.8 arcseconds
Sun's equatorial horizontal parallax: 17.4 arcseconds
Earth's shadow's right ascension: 23.080 h
Earth's shadow's declination: –5.91°
Moon's right ascension: 23.110 h
Moon's declination: -6.74°
Moon's diameter: 2006.6 arcseconds (6.282% larger than average)
Moon's equatorial horizontal parallax: 7364.6 arcseconds
Moon's longitudinal position: 0.5° West
Moon's latitudinal position: 1.3° North
Moon's libration position: 338.7° (NNW)
Moon's penumbral diameter: 9387.36 arcseconds
Moon's umbral diameter: 5577.84 arcseconds
Northernmost civil twilight/daylight boundary: 83°15'36.9" South, solar midnight
Northernmost nautical twilight/civil twilight boundary: 78°05'36.9" South, solar midnight
Northernmost astronomical twilight/nautical twilight boundary: 72°05'36.9" South, solar midnight
Northernmost nighttime/astronomical Twilight boundary: 66°05'36.9" South, solar midnight
Southernmost latitude to see full darkness for at least 9 hours: 53°43'09.3" South
Southernmost latitude to see full darkness for at least 8 hours: 64°18'04.1" South
Southernmost latitude to see full darkness for at least 7 hours: 69°30'29.1" South
Southernmost latitude to see full darkness for at least 6 hours: 72°35'19.0" South
Southernmost nighttime/astronomical twilight boundary: 77°54'23.1" South, solar midnight
Southernmost astronomical twilight/nautical twilight boundary: 83°54'23.1" South, solar midnight
Southernmost nautical twilight/civil twilight boundary: 89°54'23.1" South, solar midnight
Southernmost civil twilight/daylight boundary: 84°55'36.9" South, Solar noon
| Contact | Date & time (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | 2006 Sep 07 at 16:43:59.5 UTC | |
| U1 | 2006 Sep 07 at 18:05:43.2 UTC | |
| Greatest | 2006 Sep 07 at 18:51:20.1 UTC | |
| U4 | 2006 Sep 07 at 19:37:29.8 UTC | |
| P4 | 2006 Sep 07 at 20:59:02.0 UTC |
This is the first eclipse this season.
Second eclipse this season: 22 September 2006 annular solar eclipse
It was completely visible over most of Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia.
A simulated view of the Earth from the center of the Moon at maximum eclipse
Degania A, Israel
This eclipse is the first of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, 7 September, each separated by 19 years:
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 125.
