March 2007 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse took place on March 3, 2007, the first of two eclipses in 2007. The moon entered the penumbral shadow at 20:18 UTC, and the umbral shadow at 21:30 UTC. The total phase lasted between 22:44 UTC and 23:58 UTC with a distinctive brick-red shade. The moon left the umbra shadow at 01:11 UTC and left the penumbra shadow at 02:24 UTC 2007-03-04. The second lunar eclipse of 2007 occurred on August 28.
Eclipse Season">Eclipse season">Eclipse Season
This is the first eclipse this season.Second eclipse this season: 19 March 2007 Partial Solar Eclipse
Lunar eclipses
The previous lunar eclipse on September 7, 2006 was partial.This eclipse is the first of two lunar eclipses to occur in 2007, the second being on 28 August 2007. The tables below contain detailed predictions and additional information on the Total Lunar Eclipse of 3 March 2007.
Penumbral Magnitude = 2.31882
Umbral Magnitude = 1.23280
Gamma = 0.31749
Greatest Eclipse = 03 Mar 2007 23:20:53.5 UTC
Sun right ascension = 22 hours, 57 minutes, 19.2 seconds
Sun declination = 6 degrees, 40 minutes, 46.3 seconds south of Celestial Equator
Sun diameter = 1936.0 arcseconds
Moon right ascension = 10 hours, 57 minutes, 52.2 seconds
Moon declination = 6 degrees, 56 minutes, 0.7 seconds north of Celestial Equator
Moon diameter = 1782.6 arcseconds
Earth's shadow right ascension = 10 hours, 57 minutes, 19.2 seconds
Earth's shadow declination = 6 degrees, 40 minutes, 46.3 seconds north of Celestial Equator
Totality duration = 1 hour, 13 minutes, 21.3 seconds
Umbral duration = 3 hours, 41 minutes, 5.6 seconds
Total duration = 6 hours, 5 minutes, 31.3 seconds
Viewing
The whole event was visible from Europe, Africa, parts of South America, and some areas of North America, Asia, and Western Australia. In North America, part of the event was visible at moonrise.This simulated view of the earth from the center of the moon during the lunar eclipse shows where the eclipse is visible on earth. |
Map
Relation to other lunar eclipses">Eclipse cycle">other lunar eclipses
Eclipses of 2007
- A total lunar eclipse on March 3.
- A partial solar eclipse on March 19.
- A total lunar eclipse on August 28.
- A partial solar eclipse on September 11.
Lunar year series
Metonic cycle (19 years)
Saros series
It last occurred on February 20, 1989 and will next occur on March 14, 2025.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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 130.| February 26, 1998 | March 9, 2016 |