| Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 9 February 2009 | |
|---|---|
 From Chennai, India at 14:29 UTC | |
 The Moon passes right to left through the Earth's southern penumbral shadow. | |
| Series (and member) | 143 (18 of 73) |
| Gamma | -1.0640 |
| Magnitude | 0.8994 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Penumbral | 3:58:49 |
| Contacts (UTC) | |
| P1 | 12:38:50 |
| Greatest | 14:38:16 |
| P4 | 16:37:39 |
 The Moon moves right to left (west to east) through the constellation Leo | |
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 9 February 2009, the first of four lunar eclipses in 2009, and being the deepest of three penumbral eclipses.[1] It also happened on the Lantern Festival, the first since 20 February 1989. The tables below contain detailed predictions and additional information on the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 9 February 2009.
- ^ "NASA - Eclipses During 2009". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 9 April 2024.