October 2013 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on October 18–19, 2013, the last of three lunar eclipses in 2013. The eclipse started on Friday 18 October 2013 at 09:50:38 PM UTC and ended on Saturday 19 October 2013 at 01:49:49 AM UTC, and lasted for 3 hours, 59 minutes, 11 seconds.

October 2013 lunar eclipse
Penumbral eclipse
From Washington, D.C., 23:53 UTC
Date18 October 2013
Gamma1.1508
Magnitude0.7649
Saros cycle117 (52 of 72)
Penumbral239 minutes, 11 seconds

Visibility
NASA chart of the eclipse

It was visible from the Americas (for the end), Europe, Africa, and most of Asia (the beginning of the eclipse was visible in east Asia). The western part of the Philippines (including western Luzon and Palawan) could see the penumbral eclipse at moonset.

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Eclipses of 2013

This eclipse is the one of four lunar eclipses in a short-lived series at the descending node of the moon's orbit.

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.

Half-Saros cycle

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 partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 124.

October 14, 2004 October 25, 2022

See also

References
  1. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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