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 Eart ...

took place on 7 September 2006, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2006. The tables below contain detailed predictions and additional information on the Partial Lunar Eclipse of 7 September 2006.

Eclipse Season An eclipse season is the period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Eclipse seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of the Moon's tilted orbital plane ( tilted five degrees to the Earth's orbital plane), just as Earth's we ...

This is the first eclipse this season. Second eclipse this season: 22 September 2006 Annular Solar Eclipse

Visibility

It was completely visible over most of Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. 2006-09-07 Lunar Eclipse Sketch

A simulated view of the earth from the center of the moon at maximum eclipse.

Map

Photos

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Relation to other lunar eclipses

Eclipses of 2006

* A penumbral lunar eclipse on 14 March. * A total solar eclipse on 29 March. * A partial lunar eclipse on 7 September. * An annular solar eclipse on 22 September.

Metonic cycle (19 years)

This eclipse is the first 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 rec ...

lunar eclipses on the same date, 7 September, each separated by 19 years:

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 Solar Saros 125.