November 2012 lunar eclipse

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse November 27-29, 2012
The northern parts of the moon will perceptibly dim as the moon passes through the Earth's penumbral shadow
Series (and member)	145 (11 of 71)
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Penumbral	4:40:45
Contacts
P1	12:12:33 UTC
Greatest	14:32:56 UTC
P4	16:53:18 UTC
The moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Taurus

A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred on November 28, 2012, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2012.

Visibility

A simulated view of the earth from the center of the moon at maximal eclipse

Map

Related eclipses

Lunar year (354 days)

This eclipse is the one of four lunar eclipses in a short-lived series. The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations or 354 days (Shifting back about 10 days in sequential years). Because of the date shift, the Earth's shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events.

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2009–2013
Ascending node				Descending node
Saros # Photo	Date Viewing	Type chart		Saros # Photo	Date Viewing	Type chart
110	2009 July 07	penumbral		115	2009 Dec 31	partial
120	2010 June 26	partial		125	2010 Dec 21	total
130	2011 June 15	total		135	2011 Dec 10	total
140	2012 June 04	partial		145	2012 Nov 28	penumbral
150	2013 May 25	penumbral
Last set	2009 Aug 06			Last set	2009 Feb 9
Next set	2013 Apr 25			Next set	2013 Oct 18

See also

• List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
• File:2012-11-28 Lunar Eclipse Sketch.gif Chart

External links

• 2012 Nov 28 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
• Penumbral lunar eclipse on November 28, 2012
• NASA: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of November 28