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Penumbral lunar eclipse 26 May 2002

May 2002 lunar eclipse

Penumbral eclipse

Hourly motion shown right to left

Date

May 26, 2002

Gamma

1.1758

Magnitude

−0.2871

Saros cycle

111 (66 of 71)

Penumbral

216 minutes, 34 seconds

Contacts (UTC)
P1	10:15:00
Greatest	12:03:22
P4	13:51:34

← December 2001 June 2002 →

A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Sunday, May 26, 2002, with an umbral magnitude of −0.2871. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into the Earth's penumbra. 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. Occurring about 3.1 days after perigee (on May 23, 2002, at 11:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.

Visibility

The eclipse was completely visible over Australia, the Pacific Ocean, and Antarctica, seen rising over much of Asia and setting over much of North America and western South America.

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

In popular culture

This eclipse appears in the 2022 film Turning Red, although it differs from actual events. It is depicted as taking place on the evening of 25 May, rather than the early morning hours of 26 May. Additionally, the film takes place in Toronto, where the total eclipse was not visible.

Eclipse details

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

May 26, 2002 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter	Value
Penumbral Magnitude	0.69104
Umbral Magnitude	−0.28705
Gamma	1.17591
Sun Right Ascension	04h12m31.0s
Sun Declination	+21°08'37.3"
Sun Semi-Diameter	15'47.3"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax	08.7"
Moon Right Ascension	16h13m52.1s
Moon Declination	-20°01'35.7"
Moon Semi-Diameter	16'08.5"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax	0°59'14.5"
ΔT	64.3 s

Eclipse season

Eclipse season of May–June 2002
May 26 Descending node (full moon)	June 10 Ascending node (new moon)	June 24 Descending node (full moon)

Penumbral lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 111	Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 137	Penumbral lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 149

Related eclipses

Lunar eclipses of 2002–2005

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 111

Lunar Saros 111, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 11 total lunar eclipses. The first total lunar eclipse of this series was on 19 April 1353, and last was on 4 August 1533. The longest occurrence of this series was on 12 June 1443 when the totality lasted 106 minutes.

Metonic series

First eclipse: May 26, 2002. Second eclipse: 26 May 2021. Third eclipse: 26 May 2040. Fourth eclipse: 27 May 2059.

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 118.

May 21, 1993	June 1, 2011

References

"May 26, 2002 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
"Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
"Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2002 May 26" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
"Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2002 May 26". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros