| Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
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| Date | 5 May 2023 | ||||||||
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| Gamma | −1.0349 | ||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.9636 | ||||||||
| Saros cycle | 141 (24 of 73) | ||||||||
| Penumbral | 257 minutes, 31 seconds | ||||||||
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A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred on Friday, 5 May 2023, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2023. The moon's apparent diameter was 0.1% larger than average since it occurred 5.5 days before perigee (Perigee on 11 May 2023). This was the deepest penumbral eclipse (with –0.0457 magnitude) since February 2017 and until September 2042.[1]