July 2001 lunar eclipse

A partial lunar eclipse took place on Thursday 5 July 2001, the second of three lunar eclipses in 2001. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 49.614% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours, 40 minutes and 0.5 seconds. Occurring only 3.9 days before apogee (Apogee on 9 July 2001), the Moon’s apparent diameter was 5.021% smaller than average.

Eclipses of 2001

 * A total lunar eclipse on 9 January.
 * A total solar eclipse on 21 June.
 * A partial lunar eclipse on 5 July.
 * An annular solar eclipse on 14 December.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on 30 December.

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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 146.