October 2005 lunar eclipse

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Partial lunar eclipse
17 October 2005
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From Taipei, Taiwan, 12:04 UTC
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The Moon's path through the southern edge of the Earth's umbral shadow
Series (and member) 146 (10 of 72)
Gamma 0.9796
Magnitude 0.0625
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Partial55:58
Penumbral4:19:49
Contacts (UTC)
P19:53:27
U111:35:18
Greatest12:03:22
U412:31:16
P414:13:16
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The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Pisces.

A partial lunar eclipse took place on Monday 17 October 2005, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2005. A tiny bite out of the Moon may have been visible at maximum, though just 6.25% of the Moon was shadowed in a partial eclipse which lasted for nearly 56 minutes and was visible over east Asia, Australasia, and most of the North America. A shading across the Moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should have been visible at maximum eclipse.

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Visibility

The eclipse was visible from Southeast Asia, the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand after sunset, and in the western side of North America before sunrise.

NASA chart of the eclipse 2005-10-17 Lunar Eclipse Sketch.png
NASA chart of the eclipse

Lunar eclipse from moon-2005Oct17.png
A simulated view of the Earth from the center of the Moon at maximum eclipse.

Map

Visibility Lunar Eclipse 2005-10-17.png

Relation to other eclipses

Eclipse season

This is the second eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: 3 October 2005 Annular Solar Eclipse

Eclipses of 2005

Lunar year series

It is the last 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
GammaSaros
Photo
Date
View
Type
Chart
Gamma
111 2002 May 26
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penumbral
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1.1759116 2002 Nov 20
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penumbral
Lunar eclipse chart close-2002Nov20.png
−1.1127
121
Lunar eclipse May 2003-TLR75.jpg
2003 May 16
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total
Lunar eclipse chart close-03may16.png
0.4123126
Lunar eclipse November 2003-TLR63.jpg
2003 Nov 09
Lunar eclipse from moon-2003Nov09.png
total
Lunar eclipse chart close-03nov09.png
−0.4319
131
Total lunar eclipse May 4 2004-Jpeter smith.jpg
2004 May 04
Lunar eclipse from moon-2004May04.png
total
Lunar eclipse chart close-04may04.png
−0.3132136
Oct 28 2004 total lunar eclipse-espenak.png
2004 Oct 28
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total
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0.2846
141 2005 Apr 24
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penumbral
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−1.0885146
MiNe-10D 224-2485F Crop (1511723771) (cropped).jpg
2005 Oct 17
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partial
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0.9796
Last set 2002 Jun 24 Last set 2001 Dec 30
Next set 2006 Mar 14 Next set 2006 Sep 07

Metonic series

This eclipse is the last of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, 17–18 October, each separated by 19 years:

The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the Earth's shadow will in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

Metonic lunar eclipse sets 1948–2005
Descending node Ascending node
Saros DateTypeSarosDateType
111 1948 Apr 23 Partial116 1948 Oct 18 Penumbral
Lunar eclipse chart close-1948Apr23.png Lunar eclipse chart close-1948Oct18.png
121 1967 Apr 24 Total126 1967 Oct 18 Total
Lunar eclipse chart close-1967Apr24.png Lunar eclipse chart close-1967Oct18.png
131 1986 Apr 24 Total136 1986 Oct 17 Total
Lunar eclipse chart close-1986Apr24.png Lunar eclipse chart close-1986Oct17.png
141 2005 Apr 24 Penumbral146 2005 Oct 17 Partial
Lunar eclipse chart close-05apr24.png Lunar eclipse chart close-2005Oct17.png

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 153.

12 October 1996 23 October 2014
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See also

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References

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