September 2006 lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse
7 September 2006

From Bucharest, Romania, 18:37 UTC

The Moon's path through the southern edge of the Earth's umbral shadow
Series (and member) 118 (51 of 74)
Gamma -0.9262
Magnitude 0.1837
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Partial 1:31:06
Penumbral 4:14:23
Contacts (UTC)
P1 16:44:07
U1 18:05:47
Greatest 18:51:19
U4 19:36:53
P4 20:58:30

The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Aquarius

A partial lunar eclipse took place on 7 September 2006, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2006. The tables below contain detailed predictions and additional information on the partial lunar eclipse of 7 September 2006.

Details about this eclipse

Penumbral magnitude: +1.13488 (+113.488%)

Umbral magnitude: +0.18568 (+18.568%)

Gamma: -0.92619 (-92.879%)

Greatest eclipse: 2006 Sep 07 at 18:51:20.1 UTC

Ecliptic opposition: 2006 Sep 07 at 18:42:03.3 UTC

Equatorial opposition: 2006 Sep 07 at 18:00:00.9 UTC

Sun's right ascension: 11.080 h

Sun's declination: +5.91°

Sun's diameter: 1904.8 arcseconds

Sun's equatorial horizontal parallax: 17.4 arcseconds

Earth's shadow's right ascension: 23.080 h

Earth's shadow's declination: –5.91°

Moon's right ascension: 23.110 h

Moon's declination: -6.74°

Moon's diameter: 2006.6 arcseconds (6.282% larger than average)

Moon's equatorial horizontal parallax: 7364.6 arcseconds

Moon's longitudinal position: 0.5° West

Moon's latitudinal position: 1.3° North

Moon's libration position: 338.7° (NNW)

Moon's penumbral diameter: 9387.36 arcseconds

Moon's umbral diameter: 5577.84 arcseconds

Northernmost civil twilight/daylight boundary: 83°15'36.9" South, solar midnight

Northernmost nautical twilight/civil twilight boundary: 78°05'36.9" South, solar midnight

Northernmost astronomical twilight/nautical twilight boundary: 72°05'36.9" South, solar midnight

Northernmost nighttime/astronomical Twilight boundary: 66°05'36.9" South, solar midnight

Southernmost latitude to see full darkness for at least 9 hours: 53°43'09.3" South

Southernmost latitude to see full darkness for at least 8 hours: 64°18'04.1" South

Southernmost latitude to see full darkness for at least 7 hours: 69°30'29.1" South

Southernmost latitude to see full darkness for at least 6 hours: 72°35'19.0" South

Southernmost nighttime/astronomical twilight boundary: 77°54'23.1" South, solar midnight

Southernmost astronomical twilight/nautical twilight boundary: 83°54'23.1" South, solar midnight

Southernmost nautical twilight/civil twilight boundary: 89°54'23.1" South, solar midnight

Southernmost civil twilight/daylight boundary: 84°55'36.9" South, Solar noon

Eclipse times

Contact Date & time (UTC)
P1 2006 Sep 07 at 16:43:59.5 UTC
U1 2006 Sep 07 at 18:05:43.2 UTC
Greatest 2006 Sep 07 at 18:51:20.1 UTC
U4 2006 Sep 07 at 19:37:29.8 UTC
P4 2006 Sep 07 at 20:59:02.0 UTC

Eclipse season

This is the first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: 22 September 2006 annular solar eclipse

Visibility

It was completely visible over most of Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia.

NASA chart of the eclipse


A simulated view of the Earth from the center of the Moon at maximum eclipse

Map

Photos


Degania A, Israel

Relation to other lunar eclipses

Eclipses of 2006

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 cycle (19 years)

This eclipse is the first of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, 7 September, each separated by 19 years:

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 in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

  1. 2006 Mar 14.99 - penumbral (113)
  2. 2025 Mar 14.29 - total (123)
  3. 2044 Mar 13.82 - total (133)
  4. 2063 Mar 14.67- partial (143)
  1. 2006 Sep 07.79 - partial (118)
  2. 2025 Sep 07.76 - total (128)
  3. 2044 Sep 07.47 - partial (138)
  4. 2063 Sep 07.86 - penumbral (148)

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 125.

2 September 1997 13 September 2015

Tritos series

Tzolkinex

See also



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