July 2046 lunar eclipse

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

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

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.

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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


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