A total
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 Tuesday 9 January 2001, the first of three lunar eclipses in 2001. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 1 hour 1 minute and 2 seconds. The Moon was 18.89% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and totality was observed in all of Europe, Africa, and Asia. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours 16 minutes and 19 seconds and was visible in parts of north-eastern North America and Australia. It is the only total eclipse of 2001. It was visible over Asia and Western Australia with the Middle East getting mid eclipse at midnight.
Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
Eclipses of 2001
* A total lunar eclipse on January 9.
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A total solar eclipse on June 21.
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A partial lunar eclipse on July 5.
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An annular solar eclipse on December 14.
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A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 30.
Lunar year 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 annular solar eclipses of
Solar Saros 141
Saros cycle series 141 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's ascending node, repeats every 18 years, 11 days and contains 70 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on May 19, 1613. It contains 41 annular eclipses from August 4 ...
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See also
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List of lunar eclipses
There are several lists of lunar eclipses
On the Moon, by the Earth
; Type
* List of central lunar eclipses
* Total penumbral lunar eclipse
; Classification
* List of saros series for lunar eclipses
* Tetrad (astronomy) contains lists of tetrads ...
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List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
There will be 230 lunar eclipses in the 21st century (2001–2100): 87 penumbral, 58 partial and 85 total.
Eclipses are listed in sets by lunar years, repeating every 12 months for each node. Ascending node eclipses are given a red background hig ...
References
External links
Saros cycle 134*
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Total Lunar Eclipses seen from Cape TownTotal lunar eclipse, January 9, 2001.
2001-01
2001 in science
January 2001 events
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