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May 16, 2003 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Tehran, Iran

May 16, 2003 at 5:57 am
Near max in Tehran
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Tehran
Began: Fri, May 16, 2003 at 5:36 am
Maximum: Fri, May 16, 2003 at 5:57 am -0.587 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, May 16, 2003 at 6:00 am
Duration: 24 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 16, 2003 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Tehran

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Tehran. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (IRDT) for Tehran.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:36 am Fri, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.		Map direction West-southwest 243°
3.7°
5:57 am Fri, May 16
Maximum in Tehran This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Tehran. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Tehran because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West-southwest for the best view of the eclipse.		Map direction West-southwest 246°
0.2°
6:00 am Fri, May 16SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-southwest 247°
-0.2°
6:33 am Fri, May 16Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 251°
-6.8°
7:44 am Fri, May 16Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 260°
-20.4°
8:10 am Fri, May 16Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 264°
-25.4°
8:35 am Fri, May 16Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 267°
-30.4°
9:47 am Fri, May 16Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 277°
-44.2°
10:43 am Fri, May 16Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 288°
-54.9°

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The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Tehran, but it could be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.

Cloud Coverage (May 16)

In the past, this day was cloudy 39% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

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  4. Partial Lunar Eclipse
  5. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
  6. Can I See a Lunar Eclipse?
  7. Blood Moon - Total Lunar Eclipse
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  9. What Is a Tetrad?
  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
  12. Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?

Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Tehran

Eclipse Visibility From TehranVisibility Worldwide
Jan 21, 2000 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 16, 2000 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 9–10, 2001 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 5, 2001 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jun 25, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 20, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 7, 2003 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
May 16, 2003 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 31, 2003 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Nov 9, 2003 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 4–5, 2004 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 8, 2004 Venus TransitVenus Transit
Oct 28, 2004 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 3, 2005 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Oct 17, 2005 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 15, 2006 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2006 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 7–8, 2006 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2007 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2008 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 1, 2008 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2008 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 9, 2009 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 22, 2009 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 6, 2009 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2009–Jan 1, 2010 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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Next annular eclipse visible in Tehran

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