March 2007 lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse took place on March 3, 2007, the first of two eclipses in 2007. The moon entered the penumbral shadow at 20:18 UTC, and the umbral shadow at 21:30 UTC. The total phase lasted between 22:44 UTC and 23:58 UTC with a distinctive brick-red shade (L=3 to L=4 on the Danjon scale). The moon left the umbra shadow at 01:11 UTC and left the penumbra shadow at 02:24 UTC 2007-03-04.[1] The second lunar eclipse of 2007 occurred on August 28.[2][3]

March 2007 lunar eclipse
Total eclipse
The moon in the Earth's northern half umbral shadow during totality, at 23:29 UTC
Date3 March 2007
Gamma0.31749
Magnitude1.23280
Saros cycle123 (52 of 73)
Totality73 minutes, 21 seconds
Partiality221 minutes, 6 seconds
Penumbral365 minutes, 31 seconds

Eclipse Season

This is the first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: 19 March 2007 Partial Solar Eclipse

Lunar eclipses

The previous lunar eclipse on September 7, 2006 was partial.

This eclipse is the first of two lunar eclipses to occur in 2007, the second being on 28 August 2007. The tables below contain detailed predictions and additional information on the Total Lunar Eclipse of 3 March 2007.

Penumbral Magnitude = 2.31882

Umbral Magnitude = 1.23280

Gamma = 0.31749

Greatest Eclipse = 03 Mar 2007 23:20:53.5 UTC (23:21:58.7 TD)

Sun right ascension = 22 hours, 57 minutes, 19.2 seconds

Sun declination = 6 degrees, 40 minutes, 46.3 seconds south of Celestial Equator

Sun diameter = 1936.0 arcseconds

Moon right ascension = 10 hours, 57 minutes, 52.2 seconds

Moon declination = 6 degrees, 56 minutes, 0.7 seconds north of Celestial Equator

Moon diameter = 1782.6 arcseconds

Earth's shadow right ascension = 10 hours, 57 minutes, 19.2 seconds

Earth's shadow declination = 6 degrees, 40 minutes, 46.3 seconds north of Celestial Equator

Totality duration = 1 hour, 13 minutes, 21.3 seconds

Umbral duration = 3 hours, 41 minutes, 5.6 seconds

Total duration = 6 hours, 5 minutes, 31.3 seconds

Viewing

The whole event was visible from Europe, Africa, parts of South America, and some areas of North America, Asia, and Western Australia. In North America, part of the event was visible at moonrise.


This simulated view of the earth from the center of the moon during the lunar eclipse shows where the eclipse is visible on earth.

Map

NASA chart of the eclipse

Relation to other lunar eclipses

Eclipses of 2007

Lunar year series

Metonic cycle (19 years)

The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the earth's shadow will be in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

  1. 1988 Mar 03.675 – Partial (113)
  2. 2007 Mar 03.972 – Total (123)
  3. 2026 Mar 03.481 – Total (133)
  4. 2045 Mar 03.320 – Penumbral (143)
  1. 1988 Aug 27.461 – partial (118)
  2. 2007 Aug 28.442 – total (128)
  3. 2026 Aug 28.175 – partial (138)
  4. 2045 Aug 27.578 – penumbral (148)

Saros series

Lunar saros series 123, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has 25 total lunar eclipses. The first total lunar eclipse of this series was on July 16, 1628, and last will be on April 4, 2061. The two longest occurrence of this series were on September 20, 1736 and October 1, 1754 when totality lasted 106 minutes.

It last occurred on February 20, 1989 and will next occur on March 14, 2025.

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[4] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 130.

February 26, 1998 March 9, 2016
Collages

From Leeds, England.

Stevenage, England

From Madrid, Spain

From Degania A, Israel.

Persian Gulf

See also

Notes
  1. "Total lunar eclipse of 2007 Mar 03" (PDF). NASA. 2007-03-03. Retrieved 2007-03-04.
  2. "First Total Lunar Eclipse in 3 Years". KABC-TV. AP. 2007-03-03. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
  3. Alexa, Dan Nicolae (2007-03-05). "Total Lunar Eclipse Over, Next One in August 28 This Year". Playfuls.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
  4. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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