bgcolor=#e7dcc3 colspan=2 | Total Lunar Eclipse 4-5 May 2004 | |
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align=center colspan=2 | Haifa, Israel | |
align=center colspan=2 | The moon's path through the Earth's shadow. | |
align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0 | 131 (33 of 72) | |
align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0 | -0.3132 | |
align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0 | 1.3035 | |
align=center bgcolor=#c0b0e0 colspan=2 | Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | Totality | 1:15:28 |
align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | Partial | 3:23:12 |
align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | Penumbral | 5:15:43 |
align=center bgcolor=#a0d0e0 colspan=2 | Contacts (UTC) | |
align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | P1 | 17:52:54 |
align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | U1 | 18:48:38 |
align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | U2 | 19:52:29 |
align=center bgcolor=#a0a0e0 | Greatest | 20:30:13 |
align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | U3 | 21:07:57 |
align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | U4 | 22:11:50 |
align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | P4 | 23:08:03 |
align=center colspan=2 | The moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Libra. |
It was visible throughout most of Europe and Asia, eastern Africa, Indian Ocean and western South America including the Pacific Ocean. The eclipse seen in eastern Asia before sunrise and western South America after sunset. The eclipse was seen over and the Philippines at dawn. Mid Eclipse was visible during moonset in Eastern Australia.
This is the second eclipse this season.
First eclipse this season: 19 April 2004 Partial Solar Eclipse
It is the third of four lunar year cycles, repeating every 354 days.
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 annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 138.