A penumbral

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 ...

will take place on Friday, May 5, 2023, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2023. The moon's apparent diameter will be only 0.1% smaller than average because it occurs 5.5 days before perigee (Perigee on May 11, 2023).

Visibility

It will be completely visible over

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and

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, and will be seen rising over

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and much of

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and

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Member

This is the 24th member of Lunar Saros 141. The previous event was the

April 2005 lunar eclipse A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on April 24, 2005, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2005. At maximum eclipse, 86.5% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth, which caused a slight shadow gradient across its disc; this subtle eff ...

. The next event is the May 2041 lunar eclipse.

Related eclipses

Eclipses of 2023

* A hybrid solar eclipse on 20 April. * A penumbral lunar eclipse on 5 May. * An annular solar eclipse on 14 October. * A partial lunar eclipse on 28 October.

Lunar year series

Saros series

Metonic series

This eclipse is the last of four

Metonic cycle The Metonic cycle or enneadecaeteris (from grc, ἐννεακαιδεκαετηρίς, from ἐννεακαίδεκα, "nineteen") is a period of almost exactly 19 years after which the lunar phases recur at the same time of the year. The recu ...

lunar eclipses on the same date, 4–5 May, each separated by 19 years:

Tritos series

* Preceded: Lunar eclipse of June 4, 2012 * Followed: Lunar eclipse of April 3, 2034

Tzolkinex

* Preceded: Lunar eclipse of March 23, 2016 * Followed: Lunar eclipse of June 15, 2030

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 148.

References

External links

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