A concise summary of all lunar eclipses from 2001 through 2010 is presented in the following table. Diagrams and maps for each eclipse may be seen by clicking the eclipse's Date. This links to a figure showing the Moon's path through Earth's shadow(s) and a world map illustrating the region of visibility for that particular eclipse. These figures are described in greater detail in the Key to Lunar Eclipse Maps. Each figure is stored as a GIF file of about 60 kilobytes. The Eclipse Type (Penumbral, Partial or Total) is given followed by the number of the Saros series. Eclipses belonging to a given Saros series recur every 18 years 11 days. The Umbral Magnitude[1] (fourth column) gives the fraction of the Moon's diameter immersed in Earth's umbral shadow at the instant of greatest eclipse. The Eclipse Duration[2] gives the length of the partial eclipse. If the eclipse is total, then the duration of the total phase is also listed in bold. Finally, the Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility[3] provides a brief description of the region where each eclipse will be seen.
| Lunar Eclipses: 2001 - 2010 | |||||
| Date | Eclipse Type | Saros | Umbral Magnitude | Eclipse Duration | Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility |
| 2001 Jan 09 | Total | 134 | 1.195 | 03h17m 01h02m |
e Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
| 2001 Jul 05 | Partial | 139 | 0.499 | 02h40m | e Africa, Asia, Aus., Pacific |
| 2001 Dec 30 | Penumbral | 144 | -0.110 | - | e Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2002 May 26 | Penumbral | 111 | -0.283 | - | e Asia, Aus., Pacific, w Americas |
| 2002 Jun 24 | Penumbral | 149 | -0.788 | - | S. America, Europe, Africa, c Asia, Aus. |
| 2002 Nov 20 | Penumbral | 116 | -0.222 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa, e Asia |
| 2003 May 16 | Total | 121 | 1.134 | 03h15m 00h53m |
c Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa |
| 2003 Nov 09 | Total | 126 | 1.022 | 03h32m 00h24m |
Americas, Europe, Africa, c Asia |
| 2004 May 04 | Total | 131 | 1.309 | 03h24m 01h16m |
S. America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2004 Oct 28 | Total | 136 | 1.313 | 03h39m 01h21m |
Americas, Europe, Africa, c Asia |
| 2005 Apr 24 | Penumbral | 141 | -0.139 | - | e Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2005 Oct 17 | Partial | 146 | 0.068 | 00h58m | Asia, Aus., Pacific, North America |
| 2006 Mar 14 | Penumbral | 113 | -0.055 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
| 2006 Sep 07 | Partial | 118 | 0.189 | 01h33m | Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2007 Mar 03 | Total | 123 | 1.238 | 03h42m 01h14m |
Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
| 2007 Aug 28 | Total | 128 | 1.481 | 03h33m 01h31m |
e Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2008 Feb 21 | Total | 133 | 1.111 | 03h26m 00h51m |
Americas, Europe, Africa, c Atlantic |
| 2008 Aug 16 | Partial | 138 | 0.813 | 03h09m | S. America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2009 Feb 09 | Penumbral | 143 | -0.083 | - | e Europe, Asia, Aus., Pacific, w N.A. |
| 2009 Jul 07 | Penumbral | 110 | -0.909 | - | Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2009 Aug 06 | Penumbral | 148 | -0.661 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa, w Asia |
| 2009 Dec 31 | Partial | 115 | 0.082 | 01h02m | Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2010 Jun 26 | Partial | 120 | 0.542 | 02h44m | e Asia, Aus., Pacific, w Americas |
| 2010 Dec 21 | Total | 125 | 1.262 | 03h29m 01h13m |
e Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas, Europe |
Geographic abreviations (used above): n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, c = central
[1] Umbral magnitude is the fraction of the Moon's diameter obscured by Earth's Umbra. For penumbral eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always less than 0. For partial eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always greater than 0 and less than 1. For total eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always greater than or equal to 1.
[2] Eclipse Duration is the duration of a partial eclipse. If the eclipse is total, the duration of totality is given in bold.
[3] Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility is the portion of Earth's surface where a lunar eclipse can be seen.
Every link in the following table displays a page containing 10 years of lunar eclipses. Each eclipse has links to diagrams, maps and saros tables.
| Ten Year Tables of Lunar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-1910 | 1911-1920 | 1921-1930 | 1931-1940 | 1941-1950 | |
| 1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | |
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Special thanks to National Space Club summer interns Christopher Barrow for his valuable assistance in preparing this web page (July 2004) and Sumit Dutta for meticulously updating the Eclipse Web Site to NASA/W3C standards (July 2005).
All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Some of the information presented on this web site is based on data originally published in Fifty Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035.
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:
"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC"
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