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April 2013 lunar eclipse

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Partial lunar eclipse
April 25-26, 2013

From Rabka-Zdrój, Poland, 20:10 UTC

In this partial eclipse the Moon only grazed the southern border of the Earth's umbra.
Series (and member) 112 (65/72)
Gamma -1.0121
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Partial 0:31:50
Penumbral 4:11:36
Contacts (UTC)
P1 18:01:46
U1 19:51:42
Greatest 20:07:32
U4 20:23:32
P4 22:13:22

A partial lunar eclipse took place on April 25, 2013, the first of three lunar eclipses in 2013. Only a tiny sliver (about 1%) of the Moon was covered by the Earth's umbral shadow at maximum eclipse, but the entire northern half of the Moon was darkened from being inside the penumbral shadow. This was one of the shortest partial eclipses of the Moon for the 21st century, lasting 27 minutes.

Visibility

It was visible over Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

This eclipse was 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 by about 10 days in consecutive 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

References