April 2005 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Sunday, April 24, 2005, with an umbral magnitude of −0.1417. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into the Earth's penumbra. 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. Occurring about 4.9 days before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
Visibility
The eclipse was completely visible much of western North America, the Pacific Ocean, and eastern Australia, seen rising over Australia and east Asia and setting over eastern North America and South America.Eclipse details
Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.| Parameter | Value |
| Penumbral Magnitude | 0.86693 |
| Umbral Magnitude | −0.14165 |
| Gamma | −1.08851 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 02h08m13.9s |
| Sun Declination | +12°57'36.8" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'54.1" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 14h06m23.1s |
| Moon Declination | -13°54'32.8" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'46.0" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°57'51.7" |
| ΔT | 64.7 s |
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.| Solar eclipse of [April 8, 2005|April 8] Ascending node | April 24 Descending node |
| Hybrid solar eclipse Solar Saros 129 | Penumbral lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 141 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2005
- A hybrid solar eclipse on April 8.A penumbral lunar eclipse on April 24.
- An annular solar eclipse on October 3.
- A partial lunar eclipse on October 17.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 5, 2001
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 9, 2009
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 13, 1998
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 4, 2012
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 17, 1996
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 29, 2014
Tritos
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 25, 1994
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 23, 2016
Lunar Saros 141
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 14, 1987
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 5, 2023
Inex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 13, 1976
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 3, 2034
Triad
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 24, 1918
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 23, 2092
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days. This lunar eclipse is related to two solar eclipses of Solar Saros 148.| April 17, 1996 | April 29, 2014 |