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November 2049 lunar eclipse

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November 2049 lunar eclipse
Penumbral eclipse
The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left
DateNovember 9, 2049
Gamma1.1964
Magnitude−0.3541
Saros cycle117 (54 of 72)
Penumbral226 minutes, 4 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P113:57:32
Greatest15:50:39
P417:43:36

A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, November 9, 2049,[1] with an umbral magnitude of −0.3541. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into the Earth's penumbra. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. The Moon's apparent diameter will be near the average diameter because it will occur 7.1 days after perigee (on November 2, 2049, at 14:20 UTC) and 6.8 days before apogee (on November 16, 2049, at 10:10 UTC).[2]

Visibility

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The eclipse will be completely visible over Asia and Australia, seen rising over much of Africa and Europe and setting over the central Pacific Ocean and northwestern North America.[3]

Eclipse details

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Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[4]

November 9, 2049 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter Value
Penumbral Magnitude 0.68206
Umbral Magnitude −0.35405
Gamma 1.19649
Sun Right Ascension 15h00m53.5s
Sun Declination -17°06'00.6"
Sun Semi-Diameter 16'08.8"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9"
Moon Right Ascension 03h00m00.0s
Moon Declination +18°13'14.6"
Moon Semi-Diameter 15'35.1"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°57'11.8"
ΔT 85.0 s

Eclipse season

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This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.

Eclipse season of November 2049
November 9
Descending node (full moon)
November 25
Ascending node (new moon)
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 117
Hybrid solar eclipse
Solar Saros 143
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Eclipses in 2049

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Metonic

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Tzolkinex

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Half-Saros

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Tritos

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Lunar Saros 117

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Inex

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Triad

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Lunar eclipses of 2049–2052

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Lunar eclipse series sets from 2049-2052
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
137 2051 Oct 19
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

Half-Saros cycle

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A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[5] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 124.

November 4, 2040 November 16, 2058

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "November 9–10, 2049 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2049 Nov 09" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2049 Nov 09". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  5. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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