April 2014 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse took place on 15 April 2014. It was the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2014, and the first in a tetrad (four total lunar eclipses in a series). Subsequent eclipses in the tetrad are those of 8 October 2014, 4 April 2015, and 28 September 2015. Occurring 6.7 days after apogee (Apogee on 8 April 2014), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.
| Total lunar eclipse 15 April 2014 | |
|---|---|
Lomita, California, 7:44 UTC | |
The Moon passes right to left through the Earth's shadow. | |
| Saros (and member) | 122 (56 of 75) |
| Gamma | -0.3017 |
| Magnitude | 1.2907 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Totality | 1:17:48 |
| Partial | 3:34:43 |
| Penumbral | 5:43:53 |
| Contacts (UTC) | |
| P1 | 4:53:40 |
| U1 | 5:58:19 |
| U2 | 7:06:46 |
| Greatest | 7:45:39 |
| U3 | 8:24:34 |
| U4 | 9:33:02 |
| P4 | 10:37:33 |
The lunar eclipse occurred in the constellation Virgo, near the star Spica with the planet Mars near, slightly west on the ecliptic. | |
The eclipse was visible in the Americas and the Pacific Ocean region, including Australia and New Zealand. This eclipse occurred during the ascending phase of the Moon's orbit, part of lunar saros 122. Mars was near opposition.
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