February 2009 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on February 9, 2009, the first of four lunar eclipses in 2009, and being the deepest of three penumbral eclipses.[1] It also happened on the Lantern Festival, the first since February 20, 1989. The tables below contain detailed predictions and additional information on the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 9 February 2009.

February 2009 lunar eclipse
Penumbral eclipse
Just before maximum eclipse (14:29 UTC) from Chennai, India
Date9 February 2009
Gamma-1.06401
Magnitude0.89946
Saros cycle143 (18 of 73)
Penumbral238 minutes, 54 seconds

Visibility

The eclipse was not visible in the East coast of the United States, South America and southernmost Mexico, Western Africa and western Europe. Best visibility was expected over most of Asia, the Western US, Mexico and throughout the Pacific region.[2]


This simulated view shows the Earth and Sun as viewed from the center of the moon near contact points P1 and P4. The eclipse will be visible from earth from the locations of the world as seen on the Earth above.

Map

Relation to other eclipses

Eclipses of 2009

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[3] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 150.

February 5, 2000 February 15, 2018

See also

Notes
  1. eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of February 09
  2. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2009 Feb 09
  3. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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