November 2003 lunar eclipse

Total Lunar Eclipse
November 8–9, 2003

Totality from Minneapolis, 1:16 UTC

The moon's path through the Earth's shadow
Series126 (member 45 of 72)
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Totality21:58
Partial3:31:25
Penumbral6:03:09
Contacts
P122:16:59 UTC
U123:32:50 UTC
U21:07:34 UTC
Greatest1:18:34 UTC
U31:29:32 UTC
U43:04:15 UTC
P44:20:08 UTC

The moon's path across shadow in Aries.

A total lunar eclipse took place on November 9, 2003, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2003, the first being on May 16, 2003.

Visibility

Relation to other lunar eclipses

Lunar year series

It is the second of four lunar year cycles, repeating every 354 days.

Metonic series

This eclipse is the second of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, November 8–9, 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 be in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

  1. 1984 May 15 - penumbral (111)
  2. 2003 May 16 - total (121)
  3. 2022 May 16 - total (131)
  4. 2041 May 16 - penumbral (141)
  1. 1984 Nov 8 - penumbral (116)
  2. 2003 Nov 9 - total (126)
  3. 2022 Nov 8 - total (136)
  4. 2041 Nov 8 - partial (146)
  5. 2060 Nov 8 - penumbral (156)

See also


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