Total Lunar Eclipse 3–4 March 2007 | |
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The Moon in the northern part of the Earth's umbral shadow during totality at 23:31 UTC from Denmark | |
The Moon's path through the Earth's northern shadow. | |
Series (and member) | 123 (52 of 73) |
Gamma | 0.31749 |
Magnitude | 1.23280 |
Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
Totality | 1:13:21 |
Partial | 3:41:04 |
Penumbral | 6:05:26 |
Contacts (UTC) | |
P1 | 20:18:11 (3 Mar) |
U1 | 21:30:20 (3 Mar) |
U2 | 22:44:12 (3 Mar) |
Greatest | 23:20:53 (3 Mar) |
U3 | 23:57:33 (3 Mar) |
U4 | 01:11:24 (4 Mar) |
P4 | 02:23:37 (4 Mar) |
The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Leo |
A total lunar eclipse took place on 3 March 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 (L=3 to L=4 on the Danjon scale). 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 28 August.