September 2006 lunar eclipse
| Partial eclipse | |||||||||||||
Partiality as viewed from Bucharest, Romania, 18:37 UTC | |||||||||||||
| Date | September 7, 2006 | ||||||||||||
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| Gamma | −0.9262 | ||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.1837 | ||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 118 (51 of 74) | ||||||||||||
| Partiality | 91 minutes, 6 seconds | ||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 254 minutes, 23 seconds | ||||||||||||
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A partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, September 7, 2006, with an umbral magnitude of 0.1837. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when one part of the Moon is in the Earth's umbra, while the other part is in 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 only about 4 hours before perigee (on September 7, 2006, at 23:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.