November 2040 lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse November 18, 2040
Ecliptic north up The Moon’s southern limb will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow.
Saros (and member)	136 (21 of 72)
Gamma	0.2361
Magnitude	1.3974
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Totality	87:28
Partial	3:40:24
Penumbral	5:53:36
Contacts (UTC)
P1	16:07:52
U1	17:14:28
U2	18:20:46
Greatest	19:04:40
U3	19:48:34
U4	20:54:52
P4	22:01:28

A total lunar eclipse will take place on November 18, 2040. The southern limb of the Moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow.

This eclipse is a part of a Saros cycle 136, and the second of the series that passes through the center of the Earth's shadow. The first central eclipse of this series took place on November 8, 2022.

Visibility

It will be completely visible over Central Asia, Africa, and Europe, seen as rising over Western Africa, and South America, and setting over Australia.

Related lunar eclipses

Lunar year series (354 days)

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2038-2042

Descending node				Ascending node
Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart		Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart
111	2038 Jun 17	Penumbral		116	2038 Dec 11	Penumbral
121	2039 Jun 06	Partial		126	2039 Nov 30	Partial
131	2040 May 26	Total		136	2040 Nov 18	Total
141	2041 May 16	Partial		146	2041 Nov 08	Partial
				156	2042 Oct 28	Penumbral
Last set	2038 Jul 16			Last set	2038 Jan 21
Next set	2042 Apr 05			Next set	2042 Sep 29

Saros series

This eclipse is a part of Saros cycle 136, and the second of the series that passes through the center of the Earth's shadow. The first central eclipse of this series will take place on 8 November 2022. The next occurrence will happen on 30 November 2058.

Metonic series

• First eclipse: November 20, 2002.
• Second eclipse: November 19, 2021.
• Third eclipse: November 18, 2040.
• Fourth eclipse: November 19, 2059.
• Fifth eclipse: November 19, 2078.

Tzolkinex

• Preceded: Lunar eclipse of October 8, 2033
• Followed: Lunar eclipse of January 1, 2048

See also

• List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses

External links

• Saros series 136
• 2040 Nov 18 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC