December 2001 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on December 30, 2001, the last of three lunar eclipses in 2001.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
December 30, 2001
Series (and member)144 (15 of 71)
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Penumbral4:03:32
Contacts
P18:27:35 UTC
Greatest10:29:18
P412:31:07

The moon's path across shadow in Gemini

Visibility

Eclipses of 2001

Lunar year series

Saros cycle

Lunar Saros series 144, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 20 total lunar eclipses.

First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1749 Jul 29

First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2146 Mar 28

First Total Lunar Eclipse: 2308 Jul 04

First Central Lunar Eclipse: 2362 Aug 06

Greatest Eclipse of the Lunar Saros 144: 2416 Sep 07

Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 2488 Oct 20

Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 2651 Jan 28

Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2867 Jun 08

Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 3011 Sep 04

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 151.

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See also

References
  1. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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