May 2049 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on May 17, 2049.

May 2049 lunar eclipse
Penumbral eclipse
Date17 May 2049
Gamma-1.1337
Magnitude0.7638[1]
Saros cycle112 (67 of 72[2])
Penumbral224 minutes 16 seconds

Visibility

Lunar year series
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 Aug 29 Next set 2053 Mar 04

Saros series

Lunar Saros series 112, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 72 lunar eclipse events including 15 total lunar eclipses.

First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 859 May 20

First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 985 Aug 03

First Total Lunar Eclipse: 1364 Mar 18

First Central Lunar Eclipse: 1436 Apr 30

Greatest Eclipse of the Lunar Saros 112: 1490 Jun 02

Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 1562 Jul 16

Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 1616 Aug 27

Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2013 Apr 25

Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 2139 Jul 12

The greatest eclipse of the series occurred on 1490 Jun 02, lasting 100 minutes.

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 partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 119.

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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 112 - Fred Espenak's GSFC Eclipse Canon
  3. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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