A total lunar eclipse will take place on April 26, 2051.
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| Date | 26 April 2051 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gamma | 0.3371 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.2022[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 132 (32 of 71[2]) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 69 minutes 35 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 220 minutes 51 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 364 minutes 48 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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This will be the third lunar eclipse in the 2050–2051 tetrad.
Visibility
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Related lunar eclipses
editLunar year series
edit| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
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| Saros | Date Viewing |
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Saros | Date Viewing |
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| 112 | 2049 May 17
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Penumbral
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117 | 2049 Nov 09
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| 122 | 2050 May 06
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Total
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127 | 2050 Oct 30
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| 132 | 2051 Apr 26
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Total
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137 | 2051 Oct 19
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| 142 | 2052 Apr 14
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Penumbral
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147 | 2052 Oct 08
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| Last set | 2049 Jun 15 | Last set | 2048 Dec 20 | |||
| Next set | 2053 Mar 04 | Next set | 2053 Aug 29 | |||
Saros series
editLunar saros series 132, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 44 umbral lunar eclipses (32 partial lunar eclipses and 12 total lunar eclipses).
| Greatest | First | |||
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 The greatest eclipse of the series will occur on 2123 Jun 9, lasting 106 minutes.[3] |
Penumbral | Partial | Total | Central |
1492 May 12
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1636 Aug 16
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2015 Apr 4
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2069 May 6
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2177 Jul 11
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2213 Aug 2
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2429 Dec 11
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2754 Jun 26
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There are 11 series events between 1901 and 2100, grouped into threes (called an exeligmos), each column with approximately the same viewing longitude on earth.
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| 2015 Apr 4 | 2033 Apr 14 | 2051 Apr 26 | |||
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Half-Saros cycle
editA lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[4] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 139.
| April 20, 2042 | April 30, 2060 |
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See also
editNotes
edit- ^ For a partial or total lunar eclipse, this value denotes the umbral magnitude. For a penumbral lunar eclipse, this denotes the penumbral magnitude.
- ^ Lunar Saros 132 - Fred Espenak's GSFC Eclipse Canon
- ^ Listing of Eclipses of series 132
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
edit- 2051 Apr 26 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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