Eclipses 2005

Retrograde windows run from the station-retrograde day to the station-direct day, both counted, in UTC — the same windows as the 2005 retrograde calendar.

Eclipses and times of greatest eclipse are computed with astronomy-engine and checked against NASA’s eclipse catalog; see the method.

01When are the eclipses in 2005?

Hybrid solar: 8 Apr 2005, 19° Aries; Penumbral lunar: 24 Apr 2005, 4° Scorpio; Annular solar: 3 Oct 2005, 10° Libra; Partial lunar: 17 Oct 2005, 24° Aries. Times of greatest eclipse are on this page, in UTC.

02When is eclipse season in 2005?

25 Mar 2005 to 1 May 2005 (north node); 18 Sep 2005 to 24 Oct 2005 (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 2005 eclipses?

Hybrid solar eclipse on 8 Apr: Retrograde that day: Mercury, Jupiter and Pluto. It falls on day 20 of a 24-day Mercury retrograde. Penumbral lunar eclipse on 24 Apr: Retrograde that day: Jupiter and Pluto. Annular solar eclipse on 3 Oct: Retrograde that day: Mars, Uranus and Neptune. Partial lunar eclipse on 17 Oct: Retrograde that day: Mars, Uranus and Neptune.

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.