September 2006 lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse 7 September 2006
From Bucharest, Romania, 18:37 UTC
The Moon's path through the southern edge of the Earth's umbral shadow
Series (and member)	118 (51 of 74)
Gamma	-0.9262
Magnitude	0.1837
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Partial	1:31:06
Penumbral	4:14:23
Contacts (UTC)
P1	16:44:07
U1	18:05:47
Greatest	18:51:19
U4	19:36:53
P4	20:58:30
The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Aquarius

A partial lunar eclipse took place on 7 September 2006, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2006. The tables below contain detailed predictions and additional information on the partial lunar eclipse of 7 September 2006.

Details about this eclipse

Penumbral magnitude: +1.13488 (+113.488%)

Umbral magnitude: +0.18568 (+18.568%)

Gamma: -0.92619 (-92.879%)

Greatest eclipse: 2006 Sep 07 at 18:51:20.1 UTC

Ecliptic opposition: 2006 Sep 07 at 18:42:03.3 UTC

Equatorial opposition: 2006 Sep 07 at 18:00:00.9 UTC

Sun's right ascension: 11.080 h

Sun's declination: +5.91°

Sun's diameter: 1904.8 arcseconds

Sun's equatorial horizontal parallax: 17.4 arcseconds

Earth's shadow's right ascension: 23.080 h

Earth's shadow's declination: –5.91°

Moon's right ascension: 23.110 h

Moon's declination: -6.74°

Moon's diameter: 2006.6 arcseconds (6.282% larger than average)

Moon's equatorial horizontal parallax: 7364.6 arcseconds

Moon's longitudinal position: 0.5° West

Moon's latitudinal position: 1.3° North

Moon's libration position: 338.7° (NNW)

Moon's penumbral diameter: 9387.36 arcseconds

Moon's umbral diameter: 5577.84 arcseconds

Northernmost civil twilight/daylight boundary: 83°15'36.9" South, solar midnight

Northernmost nautical twilight/civil twilight boundary: 78°05'36.9" South, solar midnight

Northernmost astronomical twilight/nautical twilight boundary: 72°05'36.9" South, solar midnight

Northernmost nighttime/astronomical Twilight boundary: 66°05'36.9" South, solar midnight

Southernmost latitude to see full darkness for at least 9 hours: 53°43'09.3" South

Southernmost latitude to see full darkness for at least 8 hours: 64°18'04.1" South

Southernmost latitude to see full darkness for at least 7 hours: 69°30'29.1" South

Southernmost latitude to see full darkness for at least 6 hours: 72°35'19.0" South

Southernmost nighttime/astronomical twilight boundary: 77°54'23.1" South, solar midnight

Southernmost astronomical twilight/nautical twilight boundary: 83°54'23.1" South, solar midnight

Southernmost nautical twilight/civil twilight boundary: 89°54'23.1" South, solar midnight

Southernmost civil twilight/daylight boundary: 84°55'36.9" South, Solar noon

Eclipse times

Contact	Date & time (UTC)
P1	2006 Sep 07 at 16:43:59.5 UTC
U1	2006 Sep 07 at 18:05:43.2 UTC
Greatest	2006 Sep 07 at 18:51:20.1 UTC
U4	2006 Sep 07 at 19:37:29.8 UTC
P4	2006 Sep 07 at 20:59:02.0 UTC

Eclipse season

This is the first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: 22 September 2006 annular solar eclipse

Visibility

It was completely visible over most of Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia.

NASA chart of the eclipse

A simulated view of the Earth from the center of the Moon at maximum eclipse

Map

Photos

Degania A, Israel

Relation to other lunar eclipses

Eclipses of 2006

A penumbral lunar eclipse on 14 March
A total solar eclipse on 29 March
A partial lunar eclipse on 7 September
An annular solar eclipse on 22 September

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2006–2009
Descending node				Ascending node
Saros # and photo	Date Viewing	Type Chart	Gamma	Saros # and photo	Date Viewing	Type Chart	Gamma
113	2006 Mar 14	penumbral	1.0211	118	2006 Sep 7	partial	−0.9262
123	2007 Mar 03	total	0.3175	128	2007 Aug 28	total	−0.2146
133	2008 Feb 21	total	−0.3992	138	2008 Aug 16	partial	0.5646
143	2009 Feb 09	penumbral	−1.0640	148	2009 Aug 06	penumbral	1.3572

Last set	2005 Apr 24			Last set	2005 Oct 17

Next set	2009 Dec 31			Next set	2009 Jul 07

Metonic cycle (19 years)

This eclipse is the first of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, 7 September, each separated by 19 years:

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.

2006 Mar 14.99 - penumbral (113) 2025 Mar 14.29 - total (123) 2044 Mar 13.82 - total (133) 2063 Mar 14.67- partial (143)	2006 Sep 07.79 - partial (118) 2025 Sep 07.76 - total (128) 2044 Sep 07.47 - partial (138) 2063 Sep 07.86 - penumbral (148)

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).^[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 125.