- Source: November 2003 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Sunday, November 9, 2003, with an umbral magnitude of 1.0197. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. 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. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 1.2 days before apogee (on November 10, 2003, at 7:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.
This lunar eclipse is the second of a tetrad, with four total lunar eclipses in series, the others being on May 16, 2003; May 4, 2004; and October 28, 2004.
This was the last of 14 total lunar eclipses of Lunar Saros 126, which started on June 19, 1769 and ended on November 9, 2003.
Visibility
The eclipse was completely visible over eastern North and South America, much of Africa, and Europe, seen rising over western North and South America and the Pacific Ocean and setting over east Africa and west, central, and south Asia.
Gallery
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 2003
=A total lunar eclipse on May 16.
An annular solar eclipse on May 31.
A total lunar eclipse on November 9.
A total solar eclipse on November 23.
= Metonic
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 21, 2000
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 28, 2007
= Tzolkinex
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 27, 1996
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 21, 2010
= Half-Saros
=Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 3, 1994
Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 13, 2012
= Tritos
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 9, 1992
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 8, 2014
= Lunar Saros 126
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 28, 1985
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 19, 2021
= Inex
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 29, 1974
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 18, 2032
= Triad
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 8, 1917
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 8, 2090
= Lunar eclipses of 2002–2005
== Saros 126
=It is part of saros series 126.
Lunar saros series 126, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 70 lunar eclipse events including 14 total lunar eclipses. Solar Saros 133 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.
First penumbral lunar eclipse: 18 July 1228
First partial lunar eclipse: 24 March 1625
First total lunar eclipse: 19 June 1769
First central lunar eclipse: 11 July 1805
Greatest eclipse of the lunar saros 126: 13 August 1859, lasting 106 minutes.
Last central lunar eclipse: 26 September 1931
Last total lunar eclipse: 9 November 2003
Last partial lunar eclipse: 5 June 2346
Last penumbral lunar eclipse: 19 August 2472
1901-2100
15 September 1913
26 September 1931
7 October 1949
18 October 1967
28 October 1985
9 November 2003
19 November 2021
30 November 2039
11 December 2057
22 December 2075
1 January 2094
= Metonic series
=This eclipse is the second of five Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, 8–9 November, 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.
= Half-Saros cycle
=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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 133.
See also
List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
Solar eclipse of 23 November 2003
May 2003 lunar eclipse
May 2004 lunar eclipse
October 2004 lunar eclipse
References
External links
Saros cycle 126
2003 Nov 09 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
NASA Saros series 126
Photos: Lunar Eclipse 8 November 2003
Spaceweather.com: Lunar eclipse gallery Nov 8, 2003
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