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March 2007 lunar eclipse

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March 2007 lunar eclipse
Total eclipse
Totality as viewed from Denmark, 23:31 UTC
DateMarch 3, 2007
Gamma0.3175
Magnitude1.2347
Saros cycle123 (52 of 73)
Totality73 minutes, 21 seconds
Partiality221 minutes, 4 seconds
Penumbral365 minutes, 26 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P120:18:11
U121:30:20
U222:44:12
Greatest23:20:53
U323:57:33
U401:11:24
P402:23:37

A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Saturday, March 3, 2007,[1] with an umbral magnitude of 1.2347. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. 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. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 2.9 days before apogee (on March 6, 2007, at 22:40 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.[2]

Visibility

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


Hourly motion shown right to left
The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Leo.

Visibility map

Images

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NASA chart of the eclipse
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Collages

From Leeds, England.

Stevenage, England

From Madrid, Spain

From Degania A, Israel.

Persian Gulf

Eclipse details

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

March 3, 2007 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter Value
Penumbral Magnitude 2.32076
Umbral Magnitude 1.23474
Gamma 0.31749
Sun Right Ascension 22h57m19.2s
Sun Declination -06°40'46.3"
Sun Semi-Diameter 16'08.0"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9"
Moon Right Ascension 10h57m52.2s
Moon Declination +06°56'00.7"
Moon Semi-Diameter 14'51.3"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°54'31.1"
ΔT 65.2 s

Eclipse season

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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.

Eclipse season of March 2007
March 3
Descending node (full moon)
 March 19
Ascending node (new moon)
Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 123		 Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 149
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Eclipses in 2007

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Metonic

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Tzolkinex

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Half-Saros

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Tritos

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Lunar Saros 123

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Inex

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Triad

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Lunar eclipses of 2006–2009

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Lunar eclipse series sets from 2006–2009
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros #
and photo 		Date
Viewing 		Type
Chart 		Gamma Saros #
and photo 		Date
Viewing 		Type
Chart 		Gamma
113
 2006 Mar 14
 penumbral
 1.0211 118
 2006 Sep 7
 partial
 −0.9262
123
 2007 Mar 03
 total
 0.3175 128
 2007 Aug 28
 total
 −0.2146
133
 2008 Feb 21
 total
 −0.3992 138
 2008 Aug 16
 partial
 0.5646
143
 2009 Feb 09
 penumbral
 −1.0640 148
 2009 Aug 06
 penumbral
 1.3572
Last set 2005 Apr 24 Last set 2005 Oct 17
Next set 2009 Dec 31 Next set 2009 Jul 07


Metonic series

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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 123

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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 20 February 1989 and will next occur on 14 March 2025.

Half-Saros cycle

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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 130.

February 26, 1998 March 9, 2016

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "March 3–4, 2007 Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)". timeanddate. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Total Lunar Eclipse of 2007 Mar 03" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Total Lunar Eclipse of 2007 Mar 03". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  5. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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