A penumbral

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 Earth ...

took place on Monday 24 June 2002, the second of three lunar eclipses in 2002. This penumbral eclipse was visibly imperceptible due to the small entry into the southern penumbral shadow. This lunar eclipse was during the

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, occurring only 6 days before the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final, which was won by Brazil.

Visibility

Related lunar eclipses

Eclipse season

This is the third eclipse this season. First eclipse this season: 26 May 2002 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Second eclipse this season: 10 June 2002 Annular Solar Eclipse

Eclipses of 2002

* A penumbral lunar eclipse on 26 May. * An annular solar eclipse on 10 June. * A penumbral lunar eclipse on 24 June. * A penumbral lunar eclipse on 20 November. * A total solar eclipse on 4 December.

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 one partial solar eclipse of

Solar Saros 156 Saros cycle series 156 for solar eclipse A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of the Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs during an ecl ...

References

External links

Saros cycle 149
* 2002-06 2002 in science {{lunar-eclipse-stub