February 2017 lunar eclipse
| Penumbral Lunar Eclipse February 11, 2017 | |
|---|---|
 The moon passes west to east through the earth's southern penumbral shadow. | |
| Series (and member) | 114 (59 of 71) |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Penumbral | 4:19:10 |
| Contacts | |
| P1 | 22:34:16 UTC |
| Greatest | 0:45:03 |
| P4 | 2:53:26 |
A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on February 11, 2017, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2017. It will not quite be a total penumbral lunar eclipse.
Visibility
It will be visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa, and most of Asia.
 View of earth from moon during greatest eclipse |
 Visibility map |
Related eclipses
Lunar year series
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 2016–2020 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
| Saros | Date | Type Viewing |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
| 109 | 2016 Aug 18 |
Penumbral |
114 | 2017 Feb 11 |
Penumbral | |
| 119 | 2017 Aug 07 |
Partial |
124 | 2018 Jan 31 |
Total | |
| 129 | 2018 Jul 27 |
Total |
134 | 2019 Jan 21 |
Total | |
| 139 | 2019 Jul 16 |
Partial |
144 | 2020 Jan 10 |
Penumbral | |
| 149 | 2020 Jul 05 |
Penumbral | ||||
| Last set | 2016 Sep 16 | Last set | 2016 Mar 23 | |||
| Next set | 2020 Jun 05 | Next set | 2020 Nov 30 | |||
Saros series
It is part of Saros cycle 114.
See also
External links
- 2017 Feb 11 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
- 11 Feb 2017 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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