March 2006 lunar eclipse

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox lunar eclipse A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, March 14, 2006,[1] with an umbral magnitude of −0.0584. It was a relatively rare total penumbral lunar eclipse, with the Moon passing entirely within the penumbral shadow without entering the darker umbral shadow. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into 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 about 2.2 days after apogee (on March 12, 2006, at 20:45 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.[2]

Visibility

The eclipse was completely visible much of Africa, eastern South America, Europe, and west Asia, seen rising over North and South America and setting over much of Asia and western Australia.[3]

File:Lunar eclipse from moon-2006Mar14.png File:Lunar eclipse chart close-06mar14.png
Hourly motion shown right to left 		File:Lunar eclipse chart-2006Mar14.png
The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Virgo.
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Visibility map

Images

File:2006-03-14 Lunar Eclipse Sketch.png
NASA chart of the eclipse

Eclipse details

Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[4]

March 14, 2006 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter Value
Penumbral Magnitude 1.03205
Umbral Magnitude −0.05835
Gamma 1.02106
Sun Right Ascension 23h38m54.0s
Sun Declination -02°16'57.9"
Sun Semi-Diameter 16'05.1"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.8"
Moon Right Ascension 11h40m41.4s
Moon Declination +03°05'17.9"
Moon Semi-Diameter 14'45.1"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°54'08.3"
ΔT 65.0 s

Eclipse season

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Eclipse season of March 2006
March 14
Descending node (full moon)
 March 29
Ascending node (new moon)
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 113		 Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 139

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2006

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Lunar Saros 113

Inex

Triad

Lunar eclipses of 2006–2009

Template:Lunar eclipse set 2006-2009

Metonic series

Template:Metonic lunar eclipse 2006-2063

Saros 113

Template:Lunar Saros series 113

Tritos series

Template:Lunar Tritos series March 2006

Inex series

Template:Lunar Inex series March 2006

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[5] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 120.

March 9, 1997 March 20, 2015
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See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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  4. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  5. ↑ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros

External links

Template:Lunar eclipses

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