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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

Saros series

It is a member of Saros cycle 121.

Lunar year series

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

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

Metonic series

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

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.

May 15, 1984 [1] - penumbral (Saros series 111) May 16, 2003 - total (Saros series 121) May 16, 2022 [2] - total (Saros series 131) May 16, 2041 [3] - penumbral (Saros series 141)

Photo gallery

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

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 It is a member of [[Saros cycle]] [[List of lunar eclipses in saros series 121|121]].
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 It is also the second of four lunar year cycles, repeating every 354 days.