June 1993 lunar eclipse
{{Short description|Total lunar eclipse June 4, 1993}}
{{Infobox lunar eclipse
| type = total
| image = Lunar eclipse chart close-1993Jun04.png
| caption = The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left
| date = June 4, 1993
| gamma = 0.1638
| magnitude = 1.5617
| saros_ser = 130
| saros_no = 33 of 72
| totality = 95 minutes, 48 seconds
| partiality = 217 minutes, 50 seconds
| penumbral = 336 minutes, 20 seconds
| p1 = 10:12:20
| u1 = 11:11:30
| u2 = 12:12:32
| greatest = 13:00:27
| u3 = 13:48:20
| u4 = 14:49:21
| p4 = 15:48:39
| previous = December 1992
| next = November 1993
}}
A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Friday, June 4, 1993,{{cite web|title=June 4–5, 1993 Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/1993-june-4|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=8 January 2025}} with an umbral magnitude of 1.5617. It was a central lunar eclipse, in which part of the Moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. 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. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 4.1 days after perigee (on May 31, 1993, at 12:10 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.{{cite web|title=Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/distance.html?year=1993&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=8 January 2025}}
Visibility
The eclipse was completely visible over Australia, Antarctica, and the western and central Pacific Ocean, seen rising over much of Asia and southeast Africa and setting over western and central North America and western South America.{{cite web|title=Total Lunar Eclipse of 1993 Jun 04|url=https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot1951/LE1993Jun04T.pdf|publisher=NASA|access-date=8 January 2025}}
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Eclipse details
Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.{{cite web|title=Total Lunar Eclipse of 1993 Jun 04|url=https://eclipsewise.com/lunar/LEprime/1901-2000/LE1993Jun04Tprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=8 January 2025}}
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|+June 4, 1993 Lunar Eclipse Parameters ! Parameter ! Value |
| Penumbral Magnitude
| 2.55318 |
| Umbral Magnitude
| 1.56173 |
| Gamma
| 0.16376 |
| Sun Right Ascension
| 04h50m12.3s |
| Sun Declination
| +22°28'11.9" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter
| 15'45.9" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
| 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension
| 16h50m13.2s |
| Moon Declination
| -22°18'38.7" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter
| 15'54.0" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
| 0°58'21.4" |
| ΔT
| 59.5 s |
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Eclipse season
{{See also|Eclipse cycle}}
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.
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|+ Eclipse season of May–June 1993 ! May 21 | |
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| Partial solar eclipse | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 130 |
Related eclipses
= Eclipses in 1993 =
- A partial solar eclipse on May 21.
- A total lunar eclipse on June 4.
- A partial solar eclipse on November 13.
- A total lunar eclipse on November 29.
= Metonic =
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 17, 1989
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 24, 1997
= Tzolkinex =
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 24, 1986
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 16, 2000
= Half-Saros =
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 30, 1984
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 10, 2002
= Tritos =
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 6, 1982
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 4, 2004
= Lunar Saros 130 =
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 25, 1975
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 15, 2011
= Inex =
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 25, 1964
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 16, 2022
= Triad =
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 4, 1906
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 4, 2080
= Lunar eclipses of 1991–1994 =
{{Lunar eclipse set 1991-1994}}
= Saros 130 =
{{Lunar Saros series 130}}
= Tritos series =
{{Lunar Tritos series May 2004}}
= Inex series =
{{Lunar Inex series May 2022}}
= Half-Saros cycle =
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 137.
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See also
Notes
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External links
- [http://www.hermit.org/eclipse/gen_stats.cgi?mode=query&page=full&qtype=type&body=L&saros=130 Saros cycle 130]
- {{LEplot1951 link|1993|Jun|04|T}}
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