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{{Short description|Total lunar eclipse 4 May 2004}}
{| class="wikitable" align=right width=240
{{Infobox lunar eclipse
! bgcolor=#e7dcc3 colspan=2|Total Lunar Eclipse<BR>May 4-5, 2004 [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2004May04T.pdf]
| type = total
| image = Total lunar eclipse May 4 2004-Jpeter smith.jpg
| caption = Totality as viewed from [[Haifa, Israel]]
| date = May 4, 2004
| gamma = −0.3132
| magnitude = 1.3035
| saros_ser = 131
| saros_no = 33 of 72
| totality = 75 minutes, 28 seconds
| partiality = 203 minutes, 12 seconds
| penumbral = 315 minutes, 43 seconds
| p1 = 17:52:54
| u1 = 18:48:38
| u2 = 19:52:29
| greatest = 20:30:13
| u3 = 21:07:57
| u4 = 22:11:50
| p4 = 23:08:03
| previous = November 2003
| next = October 2004
}}
A total [[lunar eclipse]] occurred at the Moon’s [[Lunar node|descending node]] of orbit on Tuesday, May 4, 2004,<ref>{{cite web|title=May 4–5, 2004 Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2004-may-4|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=12 November 2024}}</ref> with an umbral [[Magnitude of eclipse|magnitude]] of 1.3035. A lunar eclipse occurs when the [[Moon]] moves into the [[Earth's shadow]], causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. Unlike a [[solar eclipse]], which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the [[night]] side of Earth. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's [[Umbra, penumbra and antumbra|shadow]] is smaller. Occurring about 1.2 days before [[Apsis|perigee]] (on May 6, 2004, at 0:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.<ref>{{cite web|title=Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/distance.html?year=2004&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=12 November 2024}}</ref>

This lunar eclipse is the third of a [[Tetrad (astronomy)|tetrad]], with four total lunar eclipses in series, the others being on [[May 2003 lunar eclipse|May 16, 2003]]; [[November 2003 lunar eclipse|November 9, 2004]]; and [[October 2004 lunar eclipse|October 28, 2004]].

== Visibility ==
The eclipse was completely visible over much of [[Africa]], [[eastern Europe]], [[Antarctica]], and [[west Asia|Asia]], [[central Asia|central]], and [[south Asia]], seen rising over [[South America]], [[western Europe]], and [[west Africa]] and setting over [[east Asia]] and [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Total Lunar Eclipse of 2004 May 04|url=https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2004May04T.pdf|publisher=NASA|access-date=12 November 2024}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable width=480
|[[File:Lunar eclipse from moon-2004May04.png|240px]]
|[[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-04may04.png|240px]]<BR>Hourly motion shown right to left
|- align=center
|colspan=2| [[File:Lunar eclipse chart-04may04.png|250px]]<BR>The moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of [[Libra (constellation)|Libra]].
|}

== Eclipse details ==
Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.<ref>{{cite web|title=Total Lunar Eclipse of 2004 May 04|url=https://eclipsewise.com/lunar/LEprime/2001-2100/LE2004May04Tprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=12 November 2024}}</ref>

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|+May 4, 2004 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
! Parameter
! Value
|-
|-
| Penumbral Magnitude
| align=center colspan=2| [[File:Total lunar eclipse May 4 2004-Jpeter smith.jpg]]<BR>[[Haifa, Israel]]
| 2.26449
|-
|-
| Umbral Magnitude
| align=center colspan=2| [[Image:Lunar eclipse chart close-04may04.png|240px]]<BR> The moon's path through the Earth's shadow.
| 1.30536
|-
|-
| Gamma
|align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0| [[Saros cycle|Series (and member)]] || 131 (33 of 72)
| −0.31320
|-
|-
| Sun Right Ascension
!align=center bgcolor=#c0b0e0 colspan=2| Duration (hr:mn:sc)
| 02h48m55.8s
|-
|-
| Sun Declination
|align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | Totality || 01:16:20
| +16°14'51.5"
|-
|-
| Sun Semi-Diameter
|align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | Partial || 03:23:56
| 15'51.5"
|-
|-
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
|align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | Penumbral || 05:18:44
| 08.7"
|-
|-
| Moon Right Ascension
!align=center bgcolor=#a0d0e0 colspan=2| Contacts
| 14h48m25.1s
|-
|-
| Moon Declination
|align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | P1 || 17:50:54 [[UTC]]
| -16°32'22.6"
|-
|-
| Moon Semi-Diameter
|align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | U1 || 18:48:20 UTC
| 16'32.0"
|-
|-
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
|align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | U2 || 19:52:07 UTC
| 1°00'40.8"
|-
|-
| ΔT
|align=center bgcolor=#a0a0e0| Greatest || 20:30:17 UTC
| 64.5 s
|-
|}
|align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | U3 || 21:08:27 UTC
{{clear}}
|-

|align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | U4 || 22:12:15 UTC
== Eclipse season ==
|-
{{See also|Eclipse cycle}}
|align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | P4 || 23:09:37 UTC
This eclipse is part of an [[eclipse season]], a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a [[fortnight]].

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Eclipse season of April–May 2004
! [[Solar eclipse of April 19, 2004|April 19]]<br/>Ascending node (new moon)<br/> !! [[May 2004 lunar eclipse|May 4]]<br/>Descending node (full moon)<br/>
|-
|-
| align=center colspan=2| [[Image:Lunar eclipse chart-04may04.png|240px]]<BR>The moon's path across shadow in Libra.
| [[File:SE2004Apr19P.png|200px]] || [[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-04may04.png|200px]]
|- align=center
| [[Total eclipse#Types|Partial solar eclipse]]<br />Solar Saros 119 || [[Lunar eclipse#Types of lunar eclipse|Total lunar eclipse]]<br />Lunar Saros 131
|}
|}
A '''total [[lunar eclipse]]''' took place on May 4, 2004, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2004, the second being on [[October 2004 lunar eclipse|October 28, 2004]].


== Visibility ==
== Related lunar eclipses ==
=== Eclipses in 2004 ===
* [[Solar eclipse of April 19, 2004|A partial solar eclipse on April 19]].
* '''A total lunar eclipse on May 4.'''
* [[Solar eclipse of October 14, 2004|A partial solar eclipse on October 14]].
* [[October 2004 lunar eclipse|A total lunar eclipse on October 28]].


=== Metonic ===
[[File:Lunar eclipse from moon-2004May04.png|320px]]
* Preceded by: [[July 2000 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of July 16, 2000]]
* Followed by: [[February 2008 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of February 21, 2008]]


=== Tzolkinex ===
It was visible throughout most of [[Europe]] and [[Asia]], eastern [[Africa]], [[Indian Ocean]] and western [[South America]] including the [[Pacific Ocean]]. The eclipse seen in eastern [[Asia]] before sunrise and western [[South America]] after sunset.
* Preceded by: [[March 1997 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of March 24, 1997]]
* Followed by: [[June 2011 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of June 15, 2011]]


=== Half-Saros ===
== Related lunar eclipses ==
* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of April 29, 1995]]
=== Lunar year series ===
* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of May 10, 2013]]
It is the third of four lunar year cycles, repeating every 354 days.


=== Tritos ===
* Preceded by: [[June 1993 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of June 4, 1993]]
* Followed by: [[April 2015 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of April 4, 2015]]

=== Lunar Saros 131 ===
* Preceded by: [[April 1986 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of April 24, 1986]]
* Followed by: [[May 2022 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of May 16, 2022]]

=== Inex ===
* Preceded by: [[May 1975 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of May 25, 1975]]
* Followed by: [[April 2033 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of April 14, 2033]]

=== Triad ===
* Preceded by: [[July 1917 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of July 4, 1917]]
* Followed by: [[March 2091 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of March 5, 2091]]

=== Lunar eclipses of 2002–2005 ===
{{Lunar eclipse set 2002-2005}}
{{Lunar eclipse set 2002-2005}}


=== Saros series ===
=== Saros 131 ===
{{Saros_131_summary}}
{{Saros_131_summary}}


=== Metonic series ===
=== Metonic series ===

{{Metonic lunar eclipse 1966-2023}}
{{Metonic lunar eclipse 1966-2023}}

=== Half-Saros cycle ===
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a [[Saros_(astronomy)#Relationship_between_lunar_and_solar_saros_.28sar.29|half saros]]).<ref>Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, ''The half-saros''</ref> This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of [[Solar Saros 138]].
{| class=wikitable
![[Solar eclipse of April 29, 1995|April 29, 1995]]
![[Solar eclipse of May 10, 2013|May 10, 2013]]
|-
|[[File:SE1995Apr29A.png|240px]]
|[[File:SE2013May10A.png|240px]]
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[List of lunar eclipses]] and [[List of 21st century lunar eclipses]]
*[[List of lunar eclipses]] and [[List of 21st-century lunar eclipses]]
*[[May 2003 lunar eclipse]]
*[[May 2003 lunar eclipse]]
*[[November 2003 lunar eclipse]]
*[[November 2003 lunar eclipse]]
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* [http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap040506.html] [[APOD]] 2004 May 6, A Lunar Eclipse Mosaic, from Greece
* [http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap040506.html] [[APOD]] 2004 May 6, A Lunar Eclipse Mosaic, from Greece
*[http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap040508.html] [[APOD]] 2004 May 8, Good Morning Sydney, Sydney Australia
*[http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap040508.html] [[APOD]] 2004 May 8, Good Morning Sydney, Sydney Australia
* [http://www.lcm.tuwien.ac.at/scs/lunecl4e.HTM Photos]
* [http://www.lcm.tuwien.ac.at/scs/lunecl4e.HTM Photos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228070227/http://www.lcm.tuwien.ac.at/scs/lunecl4e.HTM |date=2009-02-28 }}
* [http://science.nasa.gov/spaceweather/eclipses/gallery_04may04.html Spaceweather.com: Lunar eclipse gallery]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090829195041/http://science.nasa.gov/spaceweather/eclipses/gallery_04may04.html Spaceweather.com: Lunar eclipse gallery]


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Latest revision as of 17:54, 2 January 2025

May 2004 lunar eclipse
Total eclipse
Totality as viewed from Haifa, Israel
DateMay 4, 2004
Gamma−0.3132
Magnitude1.3035
Saros cycle131 (33 of 72)
Totality75 minutes, 28 seconds
Partiality203 minutes, 12 seconds
Penumbral315 minutes, 43 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P117:52:54
U118:48:38
U219:52:29
Greatest20:30:13
U321:07:57
U422:11:50
P423:08:03

A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, May 4, 2004,[1] with an umbral magnitude of 1.3035. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 1.2 days before perigee (on May 6, 2004, at 0:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.[2]

This lunar eclipse is the third of a tetrad, with four total lunar eclipses in series, the others being on May 16, 2003; November 9, 2004; and October 28, 2004.

Visibility

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The eclipse was completely visible over much of Africa, eastern Europe, Antarctica, and Asia, central, and south Asia, seen rising over South America, western Europe, and west Africa and setting over east Asia and Australia.[3]


Hourly motion shown right to left

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

Eclipse details

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Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[4]

May 4, 2004 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter Value
Penumbral Magnitude 2.26449
Umbral Magnitude 1.30536
Gamma −0.31320
Sun Right Ascension 02h48m55.8s
Sun Declination +16°14'51.5"
Sun Semi-Diameter 15'51.5"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7"
Moon Right Ascension 14h48m25.1s
Moon Declination -16°32'22.6"
Moon Semi-Diameter 16'32.0"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 1°00'40.8"
ΔT 64.5 s

Eclipse season

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See also: Eclipse cycle

This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.

Eclipse season of April–May 2004
April 19
Ascending node (new moon)
 May 4
Descending node (full moon)
Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 119		 Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 131
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Eclipses in 2004

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Metonic

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Tzolkinex

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Half-Saros

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Tritos

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Lunar Saros 131

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Inex

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Triad

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Lunar eclipses of 2002–2005

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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


Saros 131

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Lunar Saros series 131, has 72 lunar eclipses. Solar Saros 138 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.

This eclipse series began in AD 1427 with a partial eclipse at the southern edge of the Earth's shadow when the Moon was close to its descending node. Each successive Saros cycle, the Moon's orbital path is shifted northward with respect to the Earth's shadow, with the first total eclipse occurring in 1950. For the following 252 years, total eclipses occur, with the central eclipse being predicted to occur in 2078. The first partial eclipse after this is predicted to occur in the year 2220, and the final partial eclipse of the series will occur in 2707. The total lifetime of the lunar Saros series 131 is 1280 years. Solar Saros 138 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.

Because of the ⅓ fraction of days in a Saros cycle, the visibility of each eclipse will differ for an observer at a given fixed locale. For the lunar Saros series 131, the first total eclipse of 1950 had its best visibility for viewers in Eastern Europe and the Middle East because mid-eclipse was at 20:44 UT. The following eclipse in the series occurred approximately 8 hours later in the day with mid-eclipse at 4:47 UT, and was best seen from North America and South America. The third total eclipse occurred approximately 8 hours later in the day than the second eclipse with mid-eclipse at 12:43 UT, and had its best visibility for viewers in the Western Pacific, East Asia, Australia and New Zealand. This cycle of visibility repeats from the initiation to termination of the series, with minor variations. Solar Saros 138 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.

Lunar Saros series 131, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 72 lunar eclipse events including 57 umbral lunar eclipses (42 partial lunar eclipses and 15 total lunar eclipses). Solar Saros 138 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.

Greatest First

The greatest eclipse of the series will occur on 2094 Jun 28, lasting 102 minutes.[5] 		Penumbral Partial Total Central
1427 May 10 1553 July 25 1950 Apr 2 2022 May 16
Last
Central Total Partial Penumbral
2148 Jul 31 2202 Sep 3 2563 Apr 9 2707 Jul 7
1901–2100
1914 Mar 12 1932 Mar 22 1950 Apr 2
1968 Apr 13 1986 Apr 24 2004 May 4
2022 May 16 2040 May 26 2058 Jun 6
2076 Jun 17 2094 Jun 28

Metonic series

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The metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the Earth's shadow will in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

Metonic events: May 4 and October 28
Descending node Ascending node
  1. 1966 May 4 - Penumbral (111)
  2. 1985 May 4 - Total (121)
  3. 2004 May 4 - Total (131)
  4. 2023 May 5 - Penumbral (141)
  1. 1966 Oct 29 - Penumbral (116)
  2. 1985 Oct 28 - Total (126)
  3. 2004 Oct 28 - Total (136)
  4. 2023 Oct 28 - Partial (146)
  5. 2042 Oct 28 - Penumbral (156)

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).[6] This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 138.

April 29, 1995 May 10, 2013

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "May 4–5, 2004 Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)". timeanddate. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Total Lunar Eclipse of 2004 May 04" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Total Lunar Eclipse of 2004 May 04". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  5. ^ Listing of Eclipses of cycle 131
  6. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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