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lunar eclipse
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. Such alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Eart ...
took place on Sunday, December 30, 2001, the last of three lunar eclipses in 2001.
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Related lunar eclipses
Eclipses of 2001
* A total lunar eclipse on January 9. * A total solar eclipse on June 21. * A partial lunar eclipse on July 5. * An annular solar eclipse on December 14. * A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 30.Lunar year series
Saros cycle
Lunar Saros series 144, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 20 total lunar eclipses. First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1749 Jul 29 First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2146 Mar 28 First Total Lunar Eclipse: 2308 Jul 04 First Central Lunar Eclipse: 2362 Aug 06 Greatest Eclipse of the Lunar Saros 144: 2416 Sep 07 Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 2488 Oct 20 Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 2651 Jan 28 Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2867 Jun 08 Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 3011 Sep 04Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, ''The half-saros'' This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 151.See also
*List of lunar eclipses
There are several lists of lunar eclipses
On the Moon, by the Earth
; Type
* List of central lunar eclipses
* Total penumbral lunar eclipse
A total penumbral lunar eclipse is a lunar eclipse that occurs when the Moon becomes completely immersed ...
*List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
There will be 230 lunar eclipses in the 21st century (2001–2100): 87 penumbral, 58 partial and 85 total.
Eclipses are listed in sets by lunar years, repeating every 12 months for each node. Ascending node eclipses are given a red background hi ...
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Saros cycle 144
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