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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on April 24, 2005, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2005.
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Lunar eclipse 2002-2005
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, April 23–24, each separated by 19 years:
The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the Earth's shadow will in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.
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April 2005 lunar eclipse Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA