May 2002 lunar eclipse

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
26 May 2002

The moon passed (right to left) through the Earth's northern penumbral shadow.
Series (and member) 111 (66 of 71)
Gamma 1.1758
Magnitude 0.6893
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Penumbral 3:36:34
Contacts (UTC)
P1 10:15:00
Greatest 12:03:22
P4 13:51:34

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

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Sunday 26 May 2002, the first of three lunar eclipses in 2002.


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