September 2006 lunar eclipse

A partial lunar eclipse took place on September 7, 2006, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2006. The tables below contain detailed predictions and additional information on the Partial Lunar Eclipse of 7 September 2006.
Eclipse Characteristics.
Date = 7 September 2006
Penumbral Magnitude = 1.13296
Umbral Magnitude = 0.18375
Gamma: -0.92619
Epsilon: 0 degrees, 56 minutes, 50.28 seconds
Saros Series = 118th (51 of 73)
Opposition Times.
Greatest Eclipse = 07 Sep 2006 18:51:20.1 UTC (18:52:25.2 TD)
Ecliptic Opposition = 07 Sep 2006 18:42:03.3 UTC (18:43:08.4 TD)
Equatorial Opposition = 07 Sep 2006 18:00:00.9 UTC (18:01:06.0 TD)
Geocentric Coordinates of Sun and Moon.
Sun right ascension = 11 hours, 4 minutes, 47.1 seconds
Moon right ascension = 23 hours, 6 minutes, 35.6 seconds
Earth's shadow right ascension = 23 hours, 4 minutes, 47.1 seconds
Sun declination = 5 degrees, 54 minutes, 23.1 seconds north of Celestial Equator
Moon declination = 6 degrees, 44 minutes, 25.6 seconds south of Celestial Equator
Earth's shadow declination = 5 degrees, 54 minutes, 23.1 seconds south of Celestial Equator
Sun diameter: 1904.8 arcseconds
Moon diameter: 2006.6 arcseconds
Geocentric Libration of Moon.
Latitude: 0.5 degrees south
Longitude: 1.3 degrees east
Direction: 338.7 (NNW)
Earth's Shadows.
Penumbral Diameter: 9360.72 arcseconds
Moon Diameter: 5551.2 arcseconds
Times.
Penumbral Begins = 07 Sep 2006 16:44:06.4 UTC
Partial Begins = 07 Sep 2006 18:05:47.7 UTC
Greatest Eclipse = 07 Sep 2006 18:51:20.1 UTC
Partial Ends = 07 Sep 2006 19:36:54.4 UTC
Penumbral Ends = 07 Sep 2006 20:58:34.6 UTC
Total duration = 4 hours, 14 minutes, 28.2 seconds
Umbral duration = 1 hour, 31 minutes, 6.7 seconds
Eclipse Season.
This is the first eclipse this season.
Second eclipse this season: 22 September 2006 Annular Solar Eclipse
Visibility.
It was completely visible over most of Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia.
<BR>A simulated view of the earth from the center of the moon at maximum eclipse.
Photos.
<BR>Degania A, Israel
Relation to other lunar eclipses.
Metonic cycle (19 years).
This eclipse is the first of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, September 7, each separated by 19 years:
Half-Saros cycle.
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 125.