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| Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
 From Rabka-Zdrój, Poland, 0:51 UTC | |||||||||
| Date | 11 February 2017 | ||||||||
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| Gamma | −1.0254 | ||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.9884 | ||||||||
| Saros cycle | 114 (59 of 71) | ||||||||
| Penumbral | 259 minutes, 10 seconds | ||||||||
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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place at the Moon's ascending node on 11 February 2017, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2017. It was not quite a total penumbral lunar eclipse. It occurred the same day as comet 45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdušáková made a close approach to Earth (0.08318 AU). It also occurred on the Lantern Festival, the first since 9 February 2009. Occurring only 4.4 days after perigee (Perigee on 6 February 2017), the moon's apparent diameter was larger.