November 2003 lunar eclipse

{{Infobox lunar eclipse

| type = total

| image = Lunar eclipse November 2003-TLR63.jpg

| caption = Totality as viewed from Minneapolis, MN, 1:16 UTC

| date = November 9, 2003

| gamma = −0.4319

| magnitude = 1.0197

| saros_ser = 126

| saros_no = 45 of 72

| totality = 21 minutes, 58 seconds

| partiality = 211 minutes, 25 seconds

| penumbral = 363 minutes, 9 seconds

| p1 = 22:16:59

| u1 = 23:32:50

| u2 = 1:07:34

| greatest = 1:18:34

| u3 = 1:29:32

| u4 = 3:04:15

| p4 = 4:20:08

| previous = May 2003

| next = May 2004

}}

A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Sunday, November 9, 2003,{{cite web|title=November 8–9, 2003 Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2003-november-9|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=12 November 2024}} with an umbral magnitude of 1.0197. 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 1.2 days before apogee (on November 10, 2003, at 7:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.{{cite web|title=Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/distance.html?year=2003&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=12 November 2024}}

This lunar eclipse is the second of a tetrad, with four total lunar eclipses in series, the others being on May 16, 2003; May 4, 2004; and October 28, 2004.

This was the last of 14 total lunar eclipses of Lunar Saros 126, which started on June 19, 1769 and ended on November 9, 2003.

Visibility

The eclipse was completely visible over eastern North and South America, much of Africa, and Europe, seen rising over western North and South America and the Pacific Ocean and setting over east Africa and west, central, and south Asia.{{cite web|title=Total Lunar Eclipse of 2003 Nov 09|url=https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2003Nov09T.pdf|publisher=NASA|access-date=12 November 2024}}

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Hourly motion shown right to left

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

Gallery

Image:Eclipse01.jpg|Grand Rapids, MI, 0:58 UT

Image:Lunar eclipse November 2003-TLR35.jpg|Minneapolis, MN, 1:00 UT

Image:Garrulus - Eclipse (by).jpg|Oudenaarde, Belgium, 1:08 UT

Image:Lunar eclipse November 2003-TLR77.jpg|Minneapolis, MN, 1:24 UT

Image:Eclipse 2003.jpg|Grand Rapids, MI, 2:28 UT

Eclipse details

Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.{{cite web|title=Total Lunar Eclipse of 2003 Nov 09|url=https://eclipsewise.com/lunar/LEprime/2001-2100/LE2003Nov09Tprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=12 November 2024}}

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|+November 9, 2003 Lunar Eclipse Parameters

! Parameter

! Value

Penumbral Magnitude

| 2.11575

Umbral Magnitude

| 1.01969

Gamma

| −0.43193

Sun Right Ascension

| 14h54m59.9s

Sun Declination

| -16°41'23.6"

Sun Semi-Diameter

| 16'08.7"

Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 08.9"

Moon Right Ascension

| 02h55m37.1s

Moon Declination

| +16°19'48.8"

Moon Semi-Diameter

| 14'43.8"

Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 0°54'03.6"

ΔT

| 64.5 s

Eclipse season

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 November 2003

! November 9
Ascending node (full moon)
!! November 23
Descending node (new moon)

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| Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 126

Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 152

Related eclipses

= Eclipses in 2003 =

A total lunar eclipse on May 16.
An annular solar eclipse on May 31.
A total lunar eclipse on November 9.
A total solar eclipse on November 23.

= Metonic =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 21, 2000
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 28, 2007

= Tzolkinex =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 27, 1996
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 21, 2010

= Half-Saros =

Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 3, 1994
Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 13, 2012

= Tritos =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 9, 1992
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 8, 2014

= Lunar Saros 126 =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 28, 1985
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 19, 2021

= Inex =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 29, 1974
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 18, 2032

= Triad =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 8, 1917
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 8, 2090

= Lunar eclipses of 2002–2005 =

= Metonic series =

= Saros 126 =

= Tritos series =

= Inex series =

= 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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 133.

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!November 3, 1994

!November 13, 2012

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