May 2003 lunar eclipse

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Total Lunar Eclipse
May 15-16, 2003

From Minneapolis, Minnesota at 3:17 UT

The moon's path through the earth's shadow.
Series (and member) 121 (55)
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Totality 00:52:42
Partial 02:14:38
Penumbral 05:09:30
Contacts
P1 01:05:25 UTC
U1 02:02:51 UTC
U2 03:13:49 UTC
Greatest 03:40:11
U3 04:06:31 UTC
U4 05:17:29 UTC
P4 06:14:56 UTC

The moon's path across the earth's shadow near its descending node in Libra.

A total lunar eclipse took place on May 16, 2003, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2003.

The second total lunar eclipse occurred on November 9, 2003.

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[edit] Relation to other lunar eclipses

This eclipse is the second of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, May 15-16, each separated by 19 years:

  1. May 15, 1984 [1] - penumbral (Saros series 111)
  2. May 16, 2003 - total (Saros series 121)
  3. May 16, 2022 [2] - total (Saros series 131)
  4. May 16, 2041 [3] - penumbral (Saros series 141)



The moon's path through the earth's shadow near its descending node progresses southward through each sequential eclipse. The second and third are total eclipses.

[edit] Photo gallery

Wide angle view of moon above the trees at 3:35 UT (near greatest eclipse)

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