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.jpg) Partial from Buenos Aires, 3:20 UTC | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | January 21, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gamma | −0.2957 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.3246 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 124 (48 of 74) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 76 minutes, 59 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 203 minutes, 19 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 318 minutes, 12 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Friday, January 21, 2000,[1] with an umbral magnitude of 1.3246. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 1.5 days after perigee (on January 19, 2000, at 17:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.[2]
- ^ "January 20–21, 2000 Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)". timeanddate. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 12 November 2024.