February 2017 lunar eclipse
| Penumbral Lunar Eclipse February 11, 2017 | |
|---|---|
 The moon passes west to east through the earth's southern penumbral shadow. | |
| Series (and member) | 114 (59 of 71) |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Penumbral | 4:19:10 |
| Contacts | |
| P1 | 22:34:16 UTC |
| Greatest | 0:45:03 |
| P4 | 2:53:26 |
A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on February 11, 2017, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2017. It will not quite be a total penumbral lunar eclipse.
Visibility
It will be visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa, and most of Asia.
 View of earth from moon during greatest eclipse |
 Visibility map |
Related eclipses
Lunar year series
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 2016–2020 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
| Saros | Date | Type Viewing |
Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
| 109 | 2016 Aug 18
|
Penumbral
|
1.56406 | 114
|
2017 Feb 11
|
Penumbral
|
−1.02548 | |
119
|
2017 Aug 07
|
Partial
|
0.86690 | 124
|
2018 Jan 31
|
Total
|
−0.30143 | |
129_(43696968392)_(cropped).jpg)
|
2018 Jul 27
|
Total
|
0.11681 | 134_(cropped).jpg)
|
2019 Jan 21
|
Total
|
0.36842 | |
139
|
2019 Jul 16
|
Partial
|
−0.64300 | 144
|
2020 Jan 10
|
Penumbral
|
1.07270 | |
| 149 | 2020 Jul 05
|
Penumbral
|
−1.36387 | |||||
| Last set | 2016 Sep 16 | Last set | 2016 Mar 23 | |||||
| Next set | 2020 Jun 05 | Next set | 2020 Nov 30 | |||||
Saros series
It is part of Saros cycle 114.
See also
External links
- 2017 Feb 11 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
- 11 Feb 2017 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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