November 2002 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on November 20, 2002, the last of three lunar eclipses in 2002.
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse November 20, 2002 | |
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![]() The moon passed (right to left) through the Earth's southern penumbral shadow. | |
Series (and member) | 116 (57 of 73) |
Date | 20 November 2002 |
Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
Penumbral | 4:24:18 |
Contacts | |
P1 | 23:34:28 UTC |
Greatest | 1:46:36 |
P4 | 3:58:46 |
![]() The moon's path across shadow in Taurus. |
Visibility
Relation to other lunar eclipses
Eclipses of 2002
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on May 26.
- An annular solar eclipse on June 10.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 24.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on November 20.
- A total solar eclipse on December 4.
It is the second of four lunar year cycles, repeating every 354 days.
Lunar eclipse series sets from 2002–2005 | ||||||||
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Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
Saros Photo |
Date View |
Type Chart |
Gamma | Saros Photo |
Date View |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
111 | 2002 May 26![]() |
penumbral![]() |
1.1759 | 116 | 2002 Nov 20![]() |
penumbral![]() |
-1.1127 | |
121![]() |
2003 May 16![]() |
total![]() |
0.4123 | 126![]() |
2003 Nov 09![]() |
total![]() |
-0.4319 | |
131![]() |
2004 May 04![]() |
total![]() |
-0.3132 | 136![]() |
2004 Oct 28![]() |
total![]() |
0.2846 | |
141 | 2005 Apr 24![]() |
penumbral![]() |
-1.0885 | 146![]() |
2005 Oct 17![]() |
partial![]() |
0.9796 | |
Last set | 2002 Jun 24 | Last set | 2001 Dec 30 | |||||
Next set | 2006 Mar 14 | Next set | 2006 Sep 7 |
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 123.
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See also
- List of lunar eclipses
- List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
References
- Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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