May 2002 lunar eclipse

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
26 May 2002

The moon passed (right to left) through the Earth's northern penumbral shadow.
Series (and member) 111 (66 of 71)
Gamma 1.1758
Magnitude 0.6893
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Penumbral 3:36:34
Contacts (UTC)
P1 10:15:00
Greatest 12:03:22
P4 13:51:34

The moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Scorpius.

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Sunday 26 May 2002, the first of three lunar eclipses in 2002.

Visibility

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The beginning of the penumbral phase was visible in most of North America except the northeast, Central America, western South America, extreme northeast Russia, eastern Asia, Australia, most of Antarctica, the Pacific Ocean, and the southeast Indian Ocean; the end of the eclipse was visible in southwestern Alaska, Asia except the extreme north, Australia, the eastern Indian Ocean, and most of the Pacific Ocean except the extreme eastern part.

Relation to other lunar eclipses

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Eclipses of 2002

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It is the first of four lunar year cycles, repeating every 354 days.

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2002–2005
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros
Photo
Date
View
Type
Chart
Gamma Saros
Photo
Date
View
Type
Chart
Gamma
111 2002 May 26
penumbral
1.1759 116 2002 Nov 20
penumbral
−1.1127
121
2003 May 16
total
0.4123 126
2003 Nov 09
total
−0.4319
131
2004 May 04
total
−0.3132 136
2004 Oct 28
total
0.2846
141 2005 Apr 24
penumbral
−1.0885 146
2005 Oct 17
partial
0.9796
Last set 2002 Jun 24 Last set 2001 Dec 30
Next set 2006 Mar 14 Next set 2006 Sep 07


This is the first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: 10 June 2002 Annular Solar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: 24 June 2002 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Saros series

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Lunar Saros 111, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 11 total lunar eclipses. The first total lunar eclipse of this series was on 19 April 1353, and last was on 4 August 1533. The longest occurrence of this series was on 12 June 1443 when the totality lasted 106 minutes.

Metonic series

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First eclipse: May 26, 2002. Second eclipse: 26 May 2021. Third eclipse: 26 May 2040. Fourth eclipse: 27 May 2059.

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).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 118.

21 May 1993 1 June 2011
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This eclipse appears in the 2022 film Turning Red, although it differs from actual events. It is depicted as taking place on the evening of 25 May, rather than the early morning hours of 26 May. Additionally, the film takes place in Toronto, where the total eclipse was not visible.

See also

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References

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