| Partial Lunar Eclipse 5 July 2001 | |
|---|---|
 This chart shows the right-to-left hourly motion of the moon through the earth's shadow. | |
| Series (and member) | 139 (21 of 81) |
| Gamma | -0.7287 |
| Magnitude | 0.499 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Partial | 2:42:52 |
| Penumbral | 5:22:07 |
| Contacts (UTC) | |
| P1 | 12:12:46 |
| U1 | 13:35:38 |
| Greatest | 14:55:19 |
| U4 | 16:14:54 |
| P4 | 17:37:52 |
 The moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Sagittarius. | |
A partial lunar eclipse took place on Thursday 5 July 2001, the second of three lunar eclipses in 2001. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 49.614% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours, 40 minutes and 0.5 seconds. Occurring only 3.9 days before apogee (Apogee on 9 July 2001), the Moon’s apparent diameter was 5.021% smaller than average.