SEASON I · SOUTH NODE
19 Dec 2000 – 23 Jan 2001
36 days on which the Sun stands within 18.5° of the Moon’s south node, at 15° Capricorn mid-season. Retrograde during it: Jupiter (the whole season) and Saturn (the whole season).
Eclipses 2001
Five eclipses fell in 2001, in three eclipse seasons: total lunar eclipse on 9 Jan, total solar eclipse on 21 Jun, partial lunar eclipse on 5 Jul, annular solar eclipse on 14 Dec and penumbral lunar eclipse on 30 Dec. Mercury was retrograde at the total solar eclipse on 21 Jun.
Eclipses5
Solar · lunar2 · 3
Seasons3
Retrograde in a season7 of 8
Eclipse seasons on the zodiac · 2001
Each wedge spans 18.5° either side of the lunar node the Sun passes in that season, drawn at the node’s place mid-season: the nodes slide back about 19° a year. Solar eclipses sit on the outer ring at the Sun’s longitude, lunar ones on the inner ring at the Moon’s.
Where the seasons meet the retrogrades
Seven of eight planets were retrograde in an eclipse season.
Eclipse seasonRetrogradeRetrograde inside a season
Total solarAnnular solarTotal lunarPartial lunarPenumbral lunar
Retrograde windows run from the station-retrograde day to the station-direct day, both counted, in UTC — the same windows as the 2001 retrograde calendar.
The seasons of 2001
SEASON II · NORTH NODE
9 Jun – 16 Jul 2001
38 days on which the Sun stands within 18.5° of the Moon’s north node, at 6° Cancer mid-season. Retrograde during it: Mercury (20 days), Mars (the whole season), Uranus (the whole season), Neptune (the whole season) and Pluto (the whole season).
- Total solar0° Cancer · Greatest eclipse at 11.3° S, 2.7° E.Retrograde that day: Mercury, Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. It falls on day 18 of a 25-day Mercury retrograde.NASA map21 Jun 200112:03 UTC
- Partial lunar13° Capricorn · The partial phase lasts 159 minutes.Retrograde that day: Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.NASA map5 Jul 200114:55 UTC
SEASON III · SOUTH NODE
1 Dec 2001 – 5 Jan 2002
36 days on which the Sun stands within 18.5° of the Moon’s south node, at 27° Sagittarius mid-season. Retrograde during it: Jupiter (the whole season) and Saturn (the whole season).
- Annular solar22° Sagittarius · Greatest eclipse at 0.6° N, 130.7° W; the Moon covers 94% of the Sun.Retrograde that day: Jupiter and Saturn.NASA map14 Dec 200120:51 UTC
- Penumbral lunar8° Cancer · Penumbral only: the Moon dims without entering the umbra, for 244 minutes.Retrograde that day: Jupiter and Saturn.NASA map30 Dec 200110:29 UTC
Eclipses and times of greatest eclipse are computed with astronomy-engine and checked against NASA’s eclipse catalog; see the method.
Questions
- 01When are the eclipses in 2001?
- Total lunar: 9 Jan 2001, 19° Cancer; Total solar: 21 Jun 2001, 0° Cancer; Partial lunar: 5 Jul 2001, 13° Capricorn; Annular solar: 14 Dec 2001, 22° Sagittarius; Penumbral lunar: 30 Dec 2001, 8° Cancer. Times of greatest eclipse are on this page, in UTC.
- 02When is eclipse season in 2001?
- 19 Dec 2000 to 23 Jan 2001 (south node); 9 Jun 2001 to 16 Jul 2001 (north node); 1 Dec 2001 to 5 Jan 2002 (south node). A season here is every UTC day on which the Sun stands within 18.5° of one of the Moon’s nodes.
- 03Which planets were retrograde during the 2001 eclipses?
- Total lunar eclipse on 9 Jan: Retrograde that day: Jupiter and Saturn. Total solar eclipse on 21 Jun: Retrograde that day: Mercury, Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. It falls on day 18 of a 25-day Mercury retrograde. Partial lunar eclipse on 5 Jul: Retrograde that day: Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Annular solar eclipse on 14 Dec: Retrograde that day: Jupiter and Saturn. Penumbral lunar eclipse on 30 Dec: Retrograde that day: Jupiter and Saturn.
- 04What is an eclipse season?
- The Moon’s orbit is tilted about five degrees to the Sun’s path, so most new and full moons pass above or below the Sun or Earth’s shadow. Twice a year, for about five weeks, the Sun stands near one of the two points where the orbits cross, the nodes; any new or full moon then is close enough to the node to cast or catch a shadow. Every season has at least two eclipses, a solar and a lunar, and sometimes three.
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