| Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 24 April 2005 | |
|---|---|
 From Minneapolis, Minnesota, with inset images of a full moon a few hours before the eclipse, and the setting moon at 9:55 UT near greatest eclipse. | |
 The Moon passed (right to left) through the Earth's southern penumbral shadow. | |
| Series (and member) | 141 (23 of 73) |
| Gamma | -1.0885 |
| Magnitude | 0.8650 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Penumbral | 4:05:38 |
| Contacts (UTC) | |
| P1 | 7:52:06 |
| Greatest | 9:54:51 |
| P4 | 11:57:44 |
 The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Virgo. | |
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Sunday 24 April 2005, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2005. At maximum eclipse, 86.5% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth, which caused a slight shadow gradient across its disc; this subtle effect may have been visible to careful observers. No part of the Moon was in complete shadow. The eclipse lasted 4 hours and 6 minutes overall, and was visible from east Asia, Australia, and the Americas.