The third eclipse of 2001 is a partial eclipse of the Moon that favors viewers in Australia, southeast Asia, and the western Pacific. At maximum approximately half of the Moon's northern limb will be covered by the Earth's dark umbral shadow.

The eclipse begins at  20:15 (Brunei Time) on July 5th as the Moon enters the outer fringe (penumbra) of Earth's shadow, but observers are unlikely to detect any darkening of the lunar disk during the first 30 minutes. At 21:42 (Brunei Time) the dark umbra first touches the northeast corner of the Moon and leaves the northwest edge at 00:09 (Brunei Time) on July 6th. The eclipse officially ends when the Moon leaves the penumbra at 1:35 (Brunei Time) on July 6th.

At mid-eclipse (22:55 Brunei Time) the center of the Moon passes along the southern edge of the umbra. At that time the Moon will be directly overhead for observers in central Australia, just rising in east Africa, and about to set in Hawaii.