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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 Thursday 5 July 2001, the second of three lunar eclipses in 2001.
Visibility
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
Half-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 total solar eclipses ofSolar Saros 146
Saros cycle series 146 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's descending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 76 events. All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon's descending node.
This solar saros is linked to Lunar Saros ...
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Saros cycle
See also
*List of lunar eclipses
There are several lists of lunar eclipses
On the Moon, by the Earth
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* 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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