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== Relation to other lunar eclipses ==
== Relation to other lunar eclipses ==


This eclipse is the second of four [[Metonic cycle]] lunar eclipses on the same date, May 15-16, each separated by 19 years:
This eclipse is the second of four [[Metonic cycle]] lunar eclipses on the same date, May 15-16, each separated by 19 years.

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

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#[[November 2002 lunar eclipse|November 20, 2002]] - penumbral<BR>Saros 116
#[[November 2003 lunar eclipse|November 7, 2003]] - total<BR>Saros 126
#[[October 2004 lunar eclipse|October 28, 2004]] - total<BR>Saros 136
#[[October 2005 lunar eclipse|October 17, 2005]] - partial<BR>Saros 146
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# [[May 1984 lunar eclipse|May 15, 1984]] [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot1951/LE1984May15N.GIF] - penumbral (Saros series [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEsaros/LEsaros116.html 111])
# [[May 1984 lunar eclipse|May 15, 1984]] [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot1951/LE1984May15N.GIF] - penumbral (Saros series [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEsaros/LEsaros116.html 111])
# '''May 16, 2003''' - total (Saros series [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEsaros/LEsaros126.html 121])
# '''May 16, 2003''' - total (Saros series [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEsaros/LEsaros126.html 121])
# [[May 2022 lunar eclipse|May 16, 2022]] [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2022May16T.GIF] - total (Saros series [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEsaros/LEsaros136.html 131])
# [[May 2022 lunar eclipse|May 16, 2022]] [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2022May16T.GIF] - total (Saros series [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEsaros/LEsaros136.html 131])
# [[May 2041 lunar eclipse|May 16, 2041]] [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2041May16N.GIF] - penumbral (Saros series [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEsaros/LEsaros146.html 141])
# [[May 2041 lunar eclipse|May 16, 2041]] [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2041May16N.GIF] - penumbral (Saros series [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEsaros/LEsaros146.html 141])
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[[Image:Metonic lunar eclipses 1984-2041D.png|240px]]<BR>The moon's path through the earth's shadow near its descending node progresses southward through each sequential eclipse. The second and third are total eclipses.

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|[[Image:Metonic lunar eclipses 1984-2041D.png|320px]]<BR>The moon's path through the earth's shadow near its descending node progresses southward through each sequential eclipse. The second and third are total eclipses.
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Revision as of 18:53, 21 February 2009

Total Lunar Eclipse
May 15-16, 2003

From Minneapolis, Minnesota at 3:17 UT

The moon's path through the earth's shadow.
Series (and member) 121 (55)
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Totality 00:52:42
Partial 02:14:38
Penumbral 05:09:30
Contacts
P1 01:05:25 UTC
U1 02:02:51 UTC
U2 03:13:49 UTC
Greatest 03:40:11
U3 04:06:31 UTC
U4 05:17:29 UTC
P4 06:14:56 UTC

The moon's path across the earth's shadow near its descending node in Libra.

A total lunar eclipse took place on May 16, 2003, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2003.

The second total lunar eclipse occurred on November 9, 2003.

Relation to other lunar eclipses

This eclipse is the second of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, May 15-16, each separated by 19 years.

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

  1. November 20, 2002 - penumbral
    Saros 116
  2. November 7, 2003 - total
    Saros 126
  3. October 28, 2004 - total
    Saros 136
  4. October 17, 2005 - partial
    Saros 146
  1. May 15, 1984 [1] - penumbral (Saros series 111)
  2. May 16, 2003 - total (Saros series 121)
  3. May 16, 2022 [2] - total (Saros series 131)
  4. May 16, 2041 [3] - penumbral (Saros series 141)


The moon's path through the earth's shadow near its descending node progresses southward through each sequential eclipse. The second and third are total eclipses.

  • Wide angle view of moon above the trees at 3:35 UT (near greatest eclipse)
    Wide angle view of moon above the trees at 3:35 UT (near greatest eclipse)

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