• Source: May 2023 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Friday, May 5, 2023, with an umbral magnitude of −0.0438. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into the Earth's penumbra. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. Occurring about 5.2 days before perigee (on May 11, 2023, at 1:05 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
This was the deepest penumbral eclipse (with –0.0438 magnitude) since February 2017 and until September 2042.




Visibility


The eclipse was completely visible over Asia, Australia, and Antarctica, seen rising over Africa and Europe and setting over the central Pacific Ocean.




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Eclipse details


Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.




Eclipse season



This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.




Related eclipses






= Eclipses in 2023

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A hybrid solar eclipse on April 20.
A penumbral lunar eclipse on May 5.
An annular solar eclipse on October 14.
A partial lunar eclipse on October 28.




= Metonic

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Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 16, 2019
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 20, 2027




= Tzolkinex

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Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 23, 2016
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 15, 2030




= Half-Saros

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Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 29, 2014
Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 9, 2032




= Tritos

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Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 4, 2012
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 3, 2034




= Lunar Saros 141

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Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 24, 2005
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 16, 2041




= Inex

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Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 25, 1994
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 14, 2052




= Triad

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Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 4, 1936
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 6, 2110




= Lunar eclipses of 2020–2023

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= Metonic series

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This eclipse is the last of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, 4–5 May, 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 in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.




= Half-Saros cycle

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A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 148.




See also


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




References






External links


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2023 May 05 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC

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