July 2046 lunar eclipse

July 2046 lunar eclipse
Partial eclipse
Date18 July 2046
Gamma−0.8691
Magnitude0.2461[1]
Saros cycle120 (59 of 83[2])
Partiality114 minutes 35 seconds
Penumbral298 minutes 8 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P122:35:30 (July 17)
U100:07:13 (July 18)
Greatest01:04:35
U402:01:48
P403:33:38

A partial lunar eclipse will take place on July 18, 2046.

Visibility

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2046-2049
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
115 2046 Jan 22
Partial
120 2046 Jul 18
Partial
125 2047 Jan 12
Total
130 2047 Jul 07
Total
135 2048 Jan 01
Total
140 2048 Jun 26
Partial
145 2048 Dec 20
Penumbral
150 2049 Jun 15
Penumbral
Last set 2045 Aug 27 Last set 2045 Mar 03
Next set 2049 Nov 09 Next set 2049 May 17

Half-Saros cycle

A 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 127.

July 13, 2037 July 24, 2055

See also

Notes

  1. ^ For a partial or total lunar eclipse, this value denotes the umbral magnitude. For a penumbral lunar eclipse, this denotes the penumbral magnitude.
  2. ^ Lunar Saros 120 - Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus (NASA's GSFC)
  3. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros