Penumbral Lunar Eclipse July 7, 2009 http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2009Jul07N.pdf
Series (and member) Saros cycle The saros is a period of 223 synodic months , that can be used to predict eclipses of the Sun and Moon. One saros after an eclipse, the Sun, Earth, and Moon return to approximately the same relative geometry, and a nearly identical eclipse will occur, in what is referred to as an eclipse cycle...	110 (71)
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Penumbral	1:05:50
Contacts
P1	08:32:48 UTC
Greatest	9:38:38 UTC
P4	10:44:27 UTC
This lunar eclipse grazes the southern edge of the Earth's penumbral shadow occurs at the ascending node of the moon's orbit, in the constellation of Sagittarius Sagittarius (constellation) Sagittarius is a constellation of the zodiac, the one containing the galactic center. Its name is Latin for the archer, and its symbol is , a stylized arrow. Sagittarius is commonly represented as a centaur drawing a bow...

A penumbral lunar eclipse

Lunar eclipse

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes behind the Earth so that the Earth blocks the Sun's rays from striking the Moon. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned exactly, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle. Hence, a lunar eclipse can only occur the night of a...

took place on July 7, 2009, the second of four lunar eclipses in 2009. This eclipse entered only the southernmost tip of the penumbral shadow and thus was predicted to be very difficult to observe visually.

Visibility

It was predicted to be seen rising over Australia after dusk on July 7, and setting over western North and South America in the early predawn hours of July 7.

Lunar year (354 days)

This eclipse is the one of five lunar eclipses in a short-lived series. 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.

Saros series

This eclipse is a member of Saros series 110. The previous event occurred on June 27, 1991

June 1991 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse that took place on June 27, 1991.- Saros series :This eclipse is a member of Saros series 110. The previous event occurred on June 15, 1973. The next event is on July 7, 2009.- External links :*...

. The next event is on July 18, 2027

July 2027 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on July 18, 2027.- Saros series :This eclipse is a member of Saros series 110. The previous event occurred on July 7, 2009. This is the last lunar eclipse of this series....

 which will end the series.

See also

• List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st century lunar eclipses
• :File:2009-07-07 Lunar Eclipse Sketch.gif Chart

External links

• Penumbral Eclipse of the Moon: 2009 July 07
• Eclipses During 2009 http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OHfigures/OH2009-Fig04.pdf
• http://www.shadowandsubstance.com/