November 2002 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on November 20, 2002, the last of three lunar eclipses in 2002.
| Penumbral Lunar Eclipse November 20, 2002 | |
|---|---|
 The moon passed (right to left) through the Earth's southern penumbral shadow. | |
| Series (and member) | 116 (57 of 73) |
| Gamma | -1.1126 |
| Magnitude | 0.8600 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Penumbral | 4:24:18 |
| Contacts (UTC) | |
| P1 | 23:34:28 (11/19) |
| Greatest | 1:46:36 |
| P4 | 3:58:46 |
 The moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Taurus. | |
Visibility
Relation to other lunar eclipses
Eclipse season
This is the first eclipse this season.
Second eclipse this season: 4 December 2002 Total Solar Eclipse
Eclipses of 2002
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on May 26.
- An annular solar eclipse on June 10.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 24.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on November 20.
- A total solar eclipse on December 4.
It is the first of four lunar year cycles, repeating every 354 days.
| 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_(cropped).jpg.webp) |
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 series
It is part of Saros series 116.
Metonic series
- First eclipse: November 20, 2002.
- Second eclipse: November 19, 2021.
- Third eclipse: November 18, 2040.
- Fourth eclipse: November 19, 2059.
- Fifth eclipse: November 19, 2078.
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 123.
| November 13, 1993 | November 25, 2011 |
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Tritos series
- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of December 21, 1991
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of October 18, 2013
Tzolkinex
- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of October 17, 1995
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of December 31, 2009
References
- Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
- Saros cycle 116
- 2002 Nov 20 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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