February 2017 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place at the Moon’s ascending node on February 11, 2017, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2017. It was not quite a total penumbral lunar eclipse. It occurred the same day as comet 45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdušáková made a close approach to Earth. It also occurred on the Lantern Festival, the first since February 9, 2009. Occurring only 4.4 days after perigee, the moon's apparent diameter was larger.
Visibility
It was visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa, and most of Asia.| View of earth from moon during greatest eclipse |
Visibility map |
Gallery
Full Snow Moon and Eclipse..jpg|Time lapse images from Melbourne, FL
"Snow Moon".jpg|Kissimmee, FL, 0:00 UTC
Moon.jpg|Tampa, FL, 0:11 UTC
Full Moon Over Union Square.jpg|New York City, NY, 0:23 UTC
Lunar eclipse 2-10.jpg|Naperville, IL, 1:23 UTC
Related eclipses
Eclipses of 2017
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on February 11.
- An annular solar eclipse on February 26.
- A partial lunar eclipse on August 7.
- A total solar eclipse on August 21.
Lunar year series
Saros series
It is part of Saros cycle 114.Lunar Saros series 114, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 13 total lunar eclipses.
First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 0971 May 13
First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1115 Aug 07
First Total Lunar Eclipse: 1458 Feb 28
First Central Lunar Eclipse: 1530 Apr 12
Greatest Eclipse of Lunar Saros 114: 1584 May 24
Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 1638 Jun 26
Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 1674 Jul 17
Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1890 Nov 26
Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 2233 Jun 22
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days. This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 121.| February 7, 2008 | February 17, 2026 |