May 2013 lunar eclipse

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse May 25, 2013
The moon barely grazes the inside of the northern penumbral shadow of the earth.
Series (and member)	150 (1 of 71)
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Penumbral	0:33:34
Contacts
P1	3:53:15 UTC
Greatest	4:09:58 UTC
P4	4:26:49 UTC
The moon's hourly motion across the earth's shadow in the constellation of Scorpius

A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on May 25, 2013, the second of three lunar eclipses in 2013. It will be visually imperceptible due to the small entry into the penumbral shadow.

This event marks the beginning of Saros series 150.

Visibility

A simulated view of the earth from the center of the moon at maximal eclipse.

Map

Related eclipses

Lunar year (354 days)

This eclipse is the one of five lunar eclipses in a short-lived series. The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations or 354 days (Shifting back about 10 days in sequential years). Because of the date shift, the earth's shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events.

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2009–2013
Ascending node					Descending node
Saros # Photo	Date Viewing	Type chart	Gamma		Saros # Photo	Date Viewing	Type chart	Gamma
110	2009 Jul 07	penumbral	−1.4916		115	2009 Dec 31	partial	0.9766
120	2010 Jun 26	partial	−0.7091		125	2010 Dec 21	total	0.3214
130	2011 Jun 15	total	0.0897		135	2011 Dec 10	total	−0.3882
140	2012 Jun 04	partial	0.8248		145	2012 Nov 28	penumbral	−1.0869
150	2013 May 25	penumbral	1.5351
Last set	2009 Aug 06				Last set	2009 Feb 9
Next set	2013 Apr 25				Next set	2013 Oct 18

Saros series

This is the first lunar eclipse of Saros series 150. The next occurrence will also be a penumbral eclipse on June 5, 2031.

Partial eclipses in series 150 will occur between 2157 Aug 20 and past the year 3000. Total eclipses will occur between 2572 Apr 29 - 2770 Aug 28.

See also

• List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st century lunar eclipses

External links

• 2013 May 25 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC