May 2013 lunar eclipse

Penumbral lunar eclipse 25 May 2013
The Moon barely grazes the northern penumbral shadow of the Earth.
Saros (and member)	150 (1 of 71)
Gamma	1.5350
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Penumbral	0:33:34
Contacts (UTC)
P1	3:53:15
Greatest	4:09:58
P4	4:26:49
The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Scorpius.

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 24–25 May 2013, the second of three lunar eclipses in 2013. It was visually imperceptible due to the small entry into the penumbral shadow.

This event marked the beginning of Saros series 150.

Visibility

NASA chart of the eclipse

A simulated view of the Earth from the center of the Moon at maximal eclipse.

Map

Gallery

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  Animation of the eclipse viewed from South pole of the Moon

Related eclipses

Eclipses of 2013

• A partial lunar eclipse on 25 April.
• An annular solar eclipse on 10 May.
• A penumbral lunar eclipse on 25 May.
• A penumbral lunar eclipse on 18 October.
• A hybrid solar eclipse on 3 November.

Lunar year (354 days)

This eclipse is the one of five 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
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

Saros series

This is the first lunar eclipse of Saros series 150. The next occurrence will also be a penumbral eclipse on 5 June 2031. Solar Saros 157 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.

Partial eclipses in series 150 will occur between 20 August 2157 and past the year 3000. Total eclipses will occur between 29 April 2572 and 28 August 2770.

See also

• List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
• File:Penumbral eclipse of May 25, 2013 from lunar south pole.gif Animation of Earth as seen from lunar south pole during the eclipse.

External links

• 2013 May 25 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC