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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse November 28, 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)
Gamma	-1.0869
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Penumbral	4:36:00
Contacts (UTC)
P1	12:14:59
Greatest	14:32:59
P4	16:50:59
The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Taurus.

A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred on 28 November 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

Eclipses of 2012

An annular solar eclipse on 20 May.
A partial lunar eclipse on 4 June.
A total solar eclipse on 13 November.
A penumbral lunar eclipse on 28 November.

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.^{[citation needed]}

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2009–2013
Ascending node				Descending node
Saros # Photo	Date Viewing	Type chart	Gamma	Saros # Photo	Date Viewing	Type chart	Gamma
110	2009 Jul 07	penumbral	−1.4916	115	2009 Dec 31	partial	0.9766
120	2010 Jun 26	partial	−0.7091	125	2010 Dec 21	total	0.3214
130	2011 Jun 15	total	0.0897	135	2011 Dec 10	total	−0.3882
140	2012 Jun 04	partial	0.8248	145	2012 Nov 28	penumbral	−1.0869
150	2013 May 25	penumbral	1.5351

Last set	2009 Aug 06			Last set	2009 Feb 9

Next set	2013 Apr 25			Next set	2013 Oct 18

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).^[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 152.