June 2011 lunar eclipse
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Totality as viewed from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 19:28 UTC | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | June 15, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gamma | 0.0897 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.7014 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 130 (34 of 72) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 100 minutes, 13 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 219 minutes, 17 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 336 minutes, 4 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, with an umbral magnitude of 1.7014. It was a central lunar eclipse, in which part of the Moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. 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. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 4.1 days after perigee (on June 11, 2011, at 21:40 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
The last time a lunar eclipse was closer to the center of the Earth's shadow was on July 16, 2000. The next central total lunar eclipse occurred on July 27, 2018.