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A penumbral
A simulated view of the earth from the center of the moon at maximal eclipse.
File:Penumbral eclipse of May 25, 2013 from lunar south pole.gif, Animation of the eclipse viewed from South pole of the Moon
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 24–25 May 2013, the second of three lunar eclipses in 2013. It was visually imperceptible due to the small entry into the penumbral shadow.
This event marked the beginning of Saros series 150.
Visibility
A simulated view of the earth from the center of the moon at maximal eclipse.
Map
Gallery
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.Lunar year (354 days)
This eclipse is the one of five lunar eclipses in a short-lived series. Thelunar 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 about 10 days in sequential years). Because of the date shift, the Earth's shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events.
Saros series
This is the first lunar eclipse ofSaros series
The saros () is a period of exactly 223 synodic months, approximately 6585.3211 days, or 18 years, 10, 11, or 12 days (depending on the number of leap years), and 8 hours, that can be used to predict eclipses of the Sun and Moon. One saros period a ...
150. The next occurrence will also be a penumbral eclipse on 5 June 2031. Solar Saros 157 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.
Partial eclipses in series 150 will occur between 20 August 2157 and past the year 3000. Total eclipses will occur between 29 April 2572 and 28 August 2770.
See also
*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 ...
and 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 ...
* :File:Penumbral eclipse of May 25, 2013 from lunar south pole.gif Animation of earth as seen from lunar south pole during the eclipse.
Notes and references
External links
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