May 2003 lunar eclipse

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:

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.

Photo gallery

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

See also

• List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st century lunar eclipses
• November 2003 lunar eclipse
• October 2004 lunar eclipse
• May 2004 lunar eclipse

External link

• NASA chart
• NASA Saros series 121
• Lunar Eclipse Gallery
• Pictures of the May 15-16 Lunar Eclipse