April 2013 lunar eclipse

In this partial eclipse the Moon will only graze the southern border of the Earth's umbra.

Contact	Time UTC
Penumbral Eclipse Begins	18:03:38
Partial Eclipse Begins	19:54:08
Greatest Eclipse	20:07:30
Partial Eclipse Ends	20:21:02
Penumbral Eclipse Ends	22:11:26

A partial lunar eclipse will take place on April 25, 2013, the first of three lunar eclipses in 2013. Only a tiny sliver of the Moon will be covered by the Earth's umbral shadow at maximum eclipse, but the entire northern half of the Moon will be darkened from being inside the penumbral shadow. This is the second shortest partial eclipse of the Moon for the 21st century, lasting 27 minutes. On September 29, 2042, a partial eclipse of just 0.3% lasting just 12 minutes will be visible.

Visibility

It will be visible over Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Gallery

• From Assisi, 20:00 UTC
  From Assisi, 20:00 UTC

Related eclipses

This eclipse is the one of four lunar eclipses in a short-lived series at the ascending node of the Moon's orbit.

The lunar year 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.

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2013–2016
Ascending node					Descending node
Saros	Viewing date	Type	Gamma		Saros	Viewing date	Type	Gamma
112	2013 Apr 25	Partial	−1.0121		117	2013 Oct 18	Penumbral	1.1508
122	2014 Apr 15	Total	−0.3017		127	2014 Oct 08	Total	0.3827
132	2015 Apr 04	Total	0.4460		137	2015 Sep 28	Total	−0.3296
142	2016 Mar 23	Penumbral	1.1592		147	2016 Sep 16	Penumbral	−1.0549
Last set	2013 May 25				Last set	2012 Nov 28
Next set	2017 Feb 11				Next set	2016 Aug 18

See also

• List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses

External links

• 2013 Apr 25: Partial Lunar Eclipse
• 2013 Apr 25 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
• Hermit eclipse: 2013-04-25