A partial

lunar eclipse A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. Such alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Earth ...

took place on 25 April 2013, the first of three lunar eclipses in 2013. Only a tiny sliver (1.48%) of the

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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. 2013-04-25 Lunar Eclipse Sketch

Gallery

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Related eclipses

Eclipses of 2013

* A partial lunar eclipse on 25 April. * An annular solar eclipse on 10 May. * A penumbral lunar eclipse on 25 May. * A penumbral lunar eclipse on 18 October. * A hybrid solar eclipse on 3 November. 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 A lunar calendar is a calendar based on the monthly cycles of the Moon's phases (synodic months, lunations), in contrast to solar calendars, whose annual cycles are based only directly on the solar year. The most commonly used calendar, the Greg ...

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.

Saros 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 two partial solar eclipses of

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References

2013 Apr 25: Partial Lunar Eclipse

External links

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Hermit eclipse: 2013-04-25
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