bgcolor=#e7dcc3 colspan=2 | Total Lunar Eclipse 3–4 March 2007 | |
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align=center colspan=2 | The Moon in the northern part of the Earth's umbral shadow during totality at 23:31 UTC from Denmark | |
align=center colspan=2 | The Moon's path through the Earth's northern shadow. | |
align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0 | 123 (52 of 73) | |
align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0 | 0.31749 | |
align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0 | 1.23280 | |
align=center bgcolor=#c0b0e0 colspan=2 | Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | Totality | 1:13:21 |
align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | Partial | 3:41:04 |
align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | Penumbral | 6:05:26 |
align=center bgcolor=#a0d0e0 colspan=2 | Contacts (UTC) | |
align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | P1 | 20:18:11 (3 Mar) |
align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | U1 | 21:30:20 (3 Mar) |
align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | U2 | 22:44:12 (3 Mar) |
align=center bgcolor=#a0a0e0 | Greatest | 23:20:53 (3 Mar) |
align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | U3 | 23:57:33 (3 Mar) |
align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | U4 | 01:11:24 (4 Mar) |
align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | P4 | 02:23:37 (4 Mar) |
align=center colspan=2 | The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Leo |
A total lunar eclipse took place on 3 March 2007, the first of two eclipses in 2007. The Moon entered the penumbral shadow at 20:18 UTC, and the umbral shadow at 21:30 UTC. The total phase lasted between 22:44 UTC and 23:58 UTC with a distinctive brick-red shade (L=3 to L=4 on the Danjon scale). The Moon left the umbra shadow at 01:11 UTC and left the penumbra shadow at 02:24 UTC 2007-03-04. The second lunar eclipse of 2007 occurred on 28 August.
This is the first eclipse this season.
Second eclipse this season: 19 March 2007 Partial Solar Eclipse
The previous lunar eclipse on 7 September 2006 was partial.
This eclipse is the first of two lunar eclipses to occur in 2007, the second being on 28 August 2007. The tables below contain detailed predictions and additional information on the Total Lunar Eclipse of 3 March 2007.
Penumbral Magnitude = 2.31882
Umbral Magnitude = 1.23280
Gamma = 0.31749
Greatest Eclipse = 03 Mar 2007 23:20:53.5 UTC (23:21:58.7 TD)
Sun right ascension = 22 hours, 57 minutes, 19.2 seconds
Sun declination = 6 degrees, 40 minutes, 46.3 seconds south of Celestial Equator
Sun diameter = 1936.0 arcseconds
Moon right ascension = 10 hours, 57 minutes, 52.2 seconds
Moon declination = 6 degrees, 56 minutes, 0.7 seconds north of Celestial Equator
Moon diameter = 1782.6 arcseconds
Earth's shadow right ascension = 10 hours, 57 minutes, 19.2 seconds
Earth's shadow declination = 6 degrees, 40 minutes, 46.3 seconds north of Celestial Equator
Totality duration = 1 hour, 13 minutes, 21.3 seconds
Umbral duration = 3 hours, 41 minutes, 5.6 seconds
Total duration = 6 hours, 5 minutes, 31.3 seconds
The whole event was visible from Europe, Africa, parts of South America, and some areas of North America, Asia, and Western Australia. In North America, part of the event was visible at moonrise.
It last occurred on 20 February 1989 and will next occur on 14 March 2025.
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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 130.