October 2005 lunar eclipse

A partial lunar eclipse took place on October 17, 2005, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2005. A tiny bite out of the Moon may have been visible at maximum, though just 6% of the Moon was shadowed in a partial eclipse which lasted for 56 minutes exactly and was visible over east Asia, Australasia, and most of North America. A shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should have been visible at maximum eclipse.
The tables below contain detailed predictions and additional information on the Partial Lunar Eclipse of 17 October 2005..
Eclipse Characteristics.
Penumbral Magnitude: 1.05856
Umbral Magnitude: 0.06256
Gamma: 0.97960
Saros Series: 146th (10 of 72)
Opposition Times.
Greatest Eclipse: 17 Oct 2005 12:03:31:8 UTC (12:04:26.6 TD)
Ecliptic Opposition: 17 Oct 2005 12:13:38.2 UTC (12:14:43.0 TD)
Equatorial Opposition: 17 Oct 2005 12:57:19.6 UTC (12:58:24.5 TD)
Geocentric Coordinates of Sun and Moon.
Sun right ascension: 13.49
Sun declination: -9.4
Sun diameter: 1926.2 arcseconds
Moon right ascension: 1.47
Moon declination: 10.3
Moon diameter: 1933.8 arcseconds
Earth's shadow right ascension: 1.49
Earth's shadow declination: 9.4
Geocentric Libration of Moon.
Latitude: 4.5 degrees north
Longitude: 1.3 degrees west
Direction: 339.8 (NNW)
Visibility.
It was visible from Southeast Asia, the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand after sunset, and in the western side of North America before sunrise.
<BR>A simulated view of the earth from the center of the moon at maximum eclipse.
Relation to other eclipses.
Lunar year series.
It is the last of four lunar year cycles, repeating every 354 days.
Metonic series.
This eclipse is the last of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, October 17–18, 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 153.