A total lunar eclipse took place on 3 March 2007, the first of two eclipses in 2007. The Moon entered the penumbral shadow at 20:18 UTC, and the umbral shadow at 21:30 UTC. The total phase lasted between 22:44 UTC and 23:58 UTC with a distinctive brick-red shade (L=3 to L=4 on the Danjon scale). The Moon left the umbra shadow at 01:11 UTC and left the penumbra shadow at 02:24 UTC 2007-03-04. The second lunar eclipse of 2007 occurred on 28 August.

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Total Lunar Eclipse 3–4 March 2007
The Moon in the northern part of the Earth's umbral shadow during totality at 23:31 UTC from Denmark
The Moon's path through the Earth's northern shadow.
Series (and member)	123 (52 of 73)
Gamma	0.31749
Magnitude	1.23280
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Totality	1:13:21
Partial	3:41:04
Penumbral	6:05:26
Contacts (UTC)
P1	20:18:11 (3 Mar)
U1	21:30:20 (3 Mar)
U2	22:44:12 (3 Mar)
Greatest	23:20:53 (3 Mar)
U3	23:57:33 (3 Mar)
U4	01:11:24 (4 Mar)
P4	02:23:37 (4 Mar)
The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Leo

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This is the first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: 19 March 2007 Partial Solar Eclipse

The previous lunar eclipse on 7 September 2006 was partial.

This eclipse is the first of two lunar eclipses to occur in 2007, the second being on 28 August 2007. The tables below contain detailed predictions and additional information on the Total Lunar Eclipse of 3 March 2007.

Penumbral Magnitude = 2.31882

Umbral Magnitude = 1.23280

Gamma = 0.31749

Greatest Eclipse = 03 Mar 2007 23:20:53.5 UTC (23:21:58.7 TD)

Sun right ascension = 22 hours, 57 minutes, 19.2 seconds

Sun declination = 6 degrees, 40 minutes, 46.3 seconds south of Celestial Equator

Sun diameter = 1936.0 arcseconds

Moon right ascension = 10 hours, 57 minutes, 52.2 seconds

Moon declination = 6 degrees, 56 minutes, 0.7 seconds north of Celestial Equator

Moon diameter = 1782.6 arcseconds

Earth's shadow right ascension = 10 hours, 57 minutes, 19.2 seconds

Earth's shadow declination = 6 degrees, 40 minutes, 46.3 seconds north of Celestial Equator

Totality duration = 1 hour, 13 minutes, 21.3 seconds

Umbral duration = 3 hours, 41 minutes, 5.6 seconds

Total duration = 6 hours, 5 minutes, 31.3 seconds

The whole event was visible from Europe, Africa, parts of South America, and some areas of North America, Asia, and Western Australia. In North America, part of the event was visible at moonrise.

• From Kirchberg, St. Gallen, 23:30 UTC
• From Huddersfield, UK, 23:52 UTC
• From Augsburg, Germany, 23:53 UTC
• From Huddersfield, UK, 0:01 UTC
• From Kirchberg, St. Gallen, 0:15 UTC
• From Cambridge, UK
• Timelapse movie in Bülach, Switzerland
• Timelapse movie in Belfort, France
• Humacao, Puerto Rico, 07:43 EST
• Humacao, Puerto Rico, 08:30:16 EST

• List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses