November 2003 lunar eclipse
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| Total Lunar Eclipse November 8-9, 2003 |
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 The moon's path through the Earth's shadow |
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| Series 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... |
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| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Totality | 24:32 |
| Partial | 3:32:04 |
| Penumbral | 6:06:48 |
| Contacts | |
| P1 | 22:15:10 UTC |
| U1 | 23:32:30 UTC |
| U2 | 1:06:17 UTC |
| Greatest | 1:18:33 |
| U3 | 1:30:48 UTC |
| U4 | 3:04:34 UTC |
| P4 | 4:21:58 UTC |
 The moon's path across shadow in Aries. |
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A total 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 November 9, 2003, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2003, the first being on May 16, 2003
May 2003 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse took place on May 16, 2003, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2003, the other being on November 9, 2003.- Saros series :It is a member of Saros cycle 121.- Lunar year series :...
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Photo gallery
 1:00 UT (Just before totality) |
 1:16 UT (Near greatest eclipse) |
 1:35 UT (Just after of totality) |
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Lunar year series
It is the second of four lunar year cycles, repeating every 354 days.Metonic series
This eclipse is the second of four Metonic cycleMetonic cycle
In astronomy and calendar studies, the Metonic cycle or Enneadecaeteris is a period of very close to 19 years which is remarkable for being very nearly a common multiple of the solar year and the synodic month...
lunar eclipses on the same date, November 8-9, each separated by 19 years:
See also
- List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st century lunar eclipses
- Solar eclipse of November 23, 2003
- May 2003 lunar eclipseMay 2003 lunar eclipseA total lunar eclipse took place on May 16, 2003, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2003, the other being on November 9, 2003.- Saros series :It is a member of Saros cycle 121.- Lunar year series :...
- May 2004 lunar eclipseMay 2004 lunar eclipseA total lunar eclipse took place on May 4, 2004, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2004, the second being on October 28, 2004.- Visibility :...
- October 2004 lunar eclipseOctober 2004 lunar eclipseA total lunar eclipse took place on October 28, 2004, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2004, the first being on May 4, 2004.- Visibility :...