November 2012 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred on 28 November 2012, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2012.
| Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
| Date | 28 November 2012 | ||||||||
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| Gamma | -1.0121 | ||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.9155 | ||||||||
| Saros cycle | 145 (11 of 71) | ||||||||
| Penumbral | 276 minutes, 5 seconds | ||||||||
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Visibility
NASA chart of the eclipse
A simulated view of the earth from the center of the moon at maximal eclipse
Map
Related eclipses
Eclipses of 2012
Lunar year (354 days)
This eclipse is the one of four lunar eclipses in a short-lived series. 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 2009–2013 | ||||||||
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| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||||
| Saros # Photo |
Date Viewing |
Type chart |
Gamma | Saros # Photo |
Date Viewing |
Type chart |
Gamma | |
| 110 | 2009 Jul 07 |
penumbral |
-1.4916 | 115 |
2009 Dec 31 |
partial |
0.9766 | |
120 |
2010 Jun 26 |
partial |
-0.7091 | 125 |
2010 Dec 21 |
total |
0.3214 | |
130 |
2011 Jun 15 |
total |
0.0897 | 135 |
2011 Dec 10 |
total |
-0.3882 | |
140 |
2012 Jun 04 |
partial |
0.8248 | 145 | 2012 Nov 28 |
penumbral |
-1.0869 | |
| 150 | 2013 May 25 |
penumbral |
1.5351 | |||||
| Last set | 2009 Aug 06 | Last set | 2009 Feb 9 | |||||
| Next set | 2013 Apr 25 | Next set | 2013 Oct 18 | |||||
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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 152.
| 23 November 2003 | 4 December 2021 |
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See also
- List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
- File:2012-11-28 Lunar Eclipse Sketch.gif Chart
References
- Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
- 2012 Nov 28 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
- Penumbral lunar eclipse on 28 November 2012
- NASA: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 28 November
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