September 2006 lunar eclipse

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox lunar eclipse A partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, September 7, 2006,[1] with an umbral 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 perigee (on September 7, 2006, at 23:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.[2]

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.[3]

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Hourly motion shown right to left 		File:Lunar eclipse chart-06sep07.png
The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Aquarius.
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Visibility map

Images

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NASA chart of the eclipse

Gallery

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Degania A, Israel

Eclipse details

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

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

Eclipse season

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Eclipse season of September 2006
September 7
Ascending node (full moon)
 September 22
Descending node (new moon)
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Partial lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 118		 Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 144

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2006

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Lunar Saros 118

Inex

Triad

Lunar eclipses of 2006–2009

Template:Lunar eclipse set 2006-2009

Metonic series

Template:Metonic lunar eclipse 2006-2063

Saros 118

Template:Lunar Saros series 118

Tritos series

Template:Lunar Tritos series September 2006

Inex series

Template: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 half saros).[5] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 125.

September 2, 1997 September 13, 2015
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See also

References

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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

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