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{{Short description|Partial lunar eclipse 7 September 2006}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox lunar eclipse
| type       = partial
| image      = Partial lunar eclipse Sept 7 2006-Mikelens.jpg
| caption    = Partiality as viewed from [[Bucharest, Romania]], 18:37 UTC
| date       = September 7, 2006
| gamma      = −0.9262
| magnitude  = 0.1837
| saros_ser  = 118
| saros_no   = 51 of 74
| totality   = 
| partiality = 91 minutes, 6 seconds
| penumbral  = 254 minutes, 23 seconds
| p1         = 16:44:07
| u1         = 18:05:47
| u2         = 
| greatest   = 18:51:19
| u3         = 
| u4         = 19:36:53
| p4         = 20:58:30
| previous   = March 2006
| next       = March 2007
}}
A partial [[lunar eclipse]] occurred at the Moon’s [[Lunar node|ascending node]] of orbit on Thursday, September 7, 2006,<ref>{{cite web|title=September 7–8, 2006 Partial Lunar Eclipse|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2006-september-7|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref> with an umbral [[Magnitude of eclipse|magnitude]] of 0.1837. A lunar eclipse occurs when the [[Moon]] moves into the [[Earth's shadow]], causing the Moon to be darkened. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when one part of the Moon is in the Earth's umbra, while the other part is in the Earth's penumbra. Unlike a [[solar eclipse]], which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the [[night]] side of Earth. Occurring only about 4 hours before [[Apsis|perigee]] (on September 7, 2006, at 23:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.<ref>{{cite web|title=Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/distance.html?year=2006&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref>

== Visibility ==
The eclipse was completely visible over [[Asia]], [[east Africa]], [[eastern Europe]] and western [[Australia]], seen rising over [[west Africa]] and [[western Europe]] and setting over eastern [[Australia]] and the western [[Pacific Ocean]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Partial Lunar Eclipse of 2006 Sep 07|url=https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2006Sep07P.pdf|publisher=NASA|access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable width=480
|[[File:Lunar eclipse from moon-2006Sep07.png|240px]]
|[[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2006Sep07.png|240px]]<BR>Hourly motion shown right to left
|[[File:Lunar eclipse chart-06sep07.png|250px]]<BR>The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of [[Aquarius (constellation)|Aquarius]].
|- align=center
|colspan=3| [[File:Visibility Lunar Eclipse 2006-09-07.png|640px]]<BR>Visibility map
|}

== Images ==
[[File:2006-09-07 Lunar Eclipse Sketch.png|thumb|left|NASA chart of the eclipse]]
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== Gallery ==
[[File:-20060907sequence.jpg|640px]]<BR>[[Degania A]], Israel

<gallery>
File:Astrowoosie - 20.32.29 (by).jpg|[[North Wales]], UK
File:Partial-lunar-eclipse-7sept2006-sofia-bulgaria.JPG|[[Sofia, Bulgaria]]
File:Lunar Eclipse 12.43 (3446066150).jpg|[[Jaipur, India]]
File:Strollers - lunar eclipse (by-sa).jpg|[[Shizuoka City]], Japan
</gallery>

== Eclipse details ==
Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.<ref>{{cite web|title=Partial Lunar Eclipse of 2006 Sep 07|url=https://eclipsewise.com/lunar/LEprime/2001-2100/LE2006Sep07Pprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" align="{{{align|left}}}" style="margin:{{#ifeq:{{{align}}}|right|0 0 0.5em 1em|0 1em 0.5em 0}}"
|+September 7, 2006 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
! Parameter
! Value
|-
| Penumbral Magnitude
| 1.13488
|-
| Umbral Magnitude
| 0.18568
|-
| Gamma
| −0.92619
|-
| Sun Right Ascension
| 11h04m47.1s
|-
| Sun Declination
| +05°54'23.1"
|-
| Sun Semi-Diameter
| 15'52.4"
|-
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
| 08.7"
|-
| Moon Right Ascension
| 23h06m35.6s
|-
| Moon Declination
| -06°44'25.6"
|-
| Moon Semi-Diameter
| 16'43.3"
|-
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
| 1°01'22.3"
|-
| ΔT
| 65.1 s
|}
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== Eclipse season ==
{{See also|Eclipse cycle}}
This eclipse is part of an [[eclipse season]], a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a [[fortnight]].

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Eclipse season of September 2006
! September 7<br/>Ascending node (full moon)<br/> !! [[Solar eclipse of September 22, 2006|September 22]]<br/>Descending node (new moon)<br/>
|-
| [[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2006Sep07.png|200px]] || [[File:SE2006Sep22A.png|200px]]
|- align=center
| [[Lunar eclipse#Types of lunar eclipse|Partial lunar eclipse]]<br />Lunar Saros 118 || [[Total eclipse#Types|Annular solar eclipse]]<br />Solar Saros 144
|}

== Related eclipses ==
=== Eclipses in 2006 ===
* [[March 2006 lunar eclipse|A penumbral lunar eclipse on March 14]].
* [[Solar eclipse of March 29, 2006|A total solar eclipse on March 29]].
* '''A partial lunar eclipse on September 7.'''
* [[Solar eclipse of September 22, 2006|An annular solar eclipse on September 22]].

=== Metonic ===
* Preceded by: [[November 2002 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of November 20, 2002]]
* Followed by: [[June 2010 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of June 26, 2010]]

=== Tzolkinex ===
* Preceded by: [[July 1999 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of July 28, 1999]]
* Followed by: [[October 2013 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of October 18, 2013]]

=== Half-Saros ===
* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of September 2, 1997]]
* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of September 13, 2015]]

=== Tritos ===
* Preceded by: [[October 1995 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of October 8, 1995]]
* Followed by: [[August 2017 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of August 7, 2017]]

=== Lunar Saros 118 ===
* Preceded by: [[August 1988 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of August 27, 1988]]
* Followed by: [[September 2024 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of September 18, 2024]]

=== Inex ===
* Preceded by: [[September 1977 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of September 27, 1977]]
* Followed by: [[August 2035 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of August 19, 2035]]

=== Triad ===
* Preceded by: [[November 1919 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of November 7, 1919]]
* Followed by: [[July 2093 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of July 8, 2093]]

=== Lunar eclipses of 2006–2009 ===
{{Lunar eclipse set 2006-2009}}

=== Metonic series ===
{{Metonic lunar eclipse 2006-2063}}

=== Saros 118 ===
{{Lunar Saros series 118}}

=== Tritos series ===
{{Lunar Tritos series September 2006}}

=== Inex series ===
{{Lunar Inex series September 2006}}

=== Half-Saros cycle ===
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a [[Saros (astronomy)#Relationship between lunar and solar saros .28sar.29|half saros]]).<ref>Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, ''The half-saros''</ref> This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of [[Solar Saros 125]].
{| class=wikitable
![[Solar eclipse of September 2, 1997|September 2, 1997]]
![[Solar eclipse of September 13, 2015|September 13, 2015]]
|-
|[[File:SE1997Sep02P.png|240px]]
|[[File:SE2015Sep13P.png|240px]]
|}

== See also ==
*[[List of lunar eclipses]] and [[List of 21st-century lunar eclipses]]
*[[May 2003 lunar eclipse]]
*[[November 2003 lunar eclipse]]
*[[May 2004 lunar eclipse]]
* [[:File:2006-09-07 Lunar Eclipse Sketch.gif]] Chart

==References==
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== External links==
* {{LEplot2001 link|2006|Sep|07|P}}
* [http://www.hermit.org/eclipse/2006-09-07/ Hermit eclipse: 2006-09-07]
* [http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-Eclipses-2006-09-07.htm Photo]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110718122634/http://icons-pe.wunderground.com/data/wximagenew/a/astrophotographer/346.jpg Photo from New Zealand] [http://www.wunderground.com/wximage/viewsingleimage.html?mode=singleimage&handle=astrophotographer&number=346&album_id=201&thumbstart=0&gallery=]

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