A total lunar eclipse will take place on September 7, 2044. It will be the first total eclipse in Lunar Saros 138.
Total eclipse | |||||||||||||||||
Date | 7 September 2044 | ||||||||||||||||
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Gamma | 0.4318 | ||||||||||||||||
Magnitude | 1.0456[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Saros cycle | 138 (30 of 82[2]) | ||||||||||||||||
Totality | 33 minutes 54 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
Partiality | 206 minutes 12 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
Penumbral | 344 minutes 1 second | ||||||||||||||||
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Visibility
editRelated lunar eclipses
editLunar year series
editDescending node | Ascending node | |||||
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Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
113 | 2042 Apr 05 |
Penumbral |
118 | 2042 Sep 29 |
Penumbral | |
123 | 2043 Mar 25 |
Total |
128 | 2043 Sep 19 |
Total | |
133 | 2044 Mar 13 |
Total |
138 | 2044 Sep 07 |
Total | |
143 | 2045 Mar 03 |
Penumbral |
148 | 2045 Aug 27 |
Penumbral | |
Last set | 2041 May 16 | Last set | 2042 Nov 08 | |||
Next set | 2046 Jan 22 | Next set | 2046 Jul 18 |
Metonic cycles (19 years)
editThe Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the Earth's shadow will in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.
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Tritos series
edit- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of October 8, 2033
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of August 7, 2055
Tzolkinex
edit- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of July 27, 2037
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of October 19, 2051
Half-Saros cycle
editA lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[3] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 145.
September 2, 2035 | September 12, 2053 |
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Eclipse season
editThis is the second eclipse this season.
First eclipse in this season: Solar eclipse of August 23, 2044
See also
editReferences
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 138 - Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus (NASA's GSFC)
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
edit- 2044 Sep 07 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC