A total lunar eclipse will take place on October 19, 2051. The northern limb of the Moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow.
| Total eclipse | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 19 October 2051 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gamma | −0.2542 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.4118[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 137 (28 of 78) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 83 minutes 34 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 204 minutes 17 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 314 minutes 11 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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This will be the first central eclipse of Saros series 137 and the fourth and final lunar eclipse in the 2050–2051 tetrad.
Less than a day from perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger, and be considered a supermoon.
Visibility
editIt will be completely visible over Central Asia, and Africa, seen rising over Western Africa, and South America, and setting over Australia.
Related lunar eclipses
editLunar year series
edit| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
| 112 | 2049 May 17
|
Penumbral
|
117 | 2049 Nov 09
|
Penumbral
| |
| 122 | 2050 May 06
|
Total
|
127 | 2050 Oct 30
|
Total
| |
| 132 | 2051 Apr 26
|
Total
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137 | 2051 Oct 19
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Total
| |
| 142 | 2052 Apr 14
|
Penumbral
|
147 | 2052 Oct 08
|
Partial
| |
| Last set | 2049 Jun 15 | Last set | 2048 Dec 20 | |||
| Next set | 2053 Mar 04 | Next set | 2053 Aug 29 | |||
Saros series
editIt is part of Saros series 137.
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.
External links
edit- 2051 Oct 19 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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