A penumbral
lunar eclipse
A lunar eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, ...
will occur at the Moon’s
ascending node
An orbital node is either of the two points where an orbit intersects a plane of reference to which it is inclined. A non-inclined orbit, which is contained in the reference plane, has no nodes.
Planes of reference
Common planes of referenc ...
of orbit on Monday, May 17, 2049, with an umbral
magnitude
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Mathematics
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*Magnitude (mathematics), the relative size of an object
*Norm (mathematics), a term for the size or length of a vector
*Order of ...
of −0.2073. A lunar eclipse occurs when the
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It Orbit of the Moon, orbits around Earth at Lunar distance, an average distance of (; about 30 times Earth diameter, Earth's diameter). The Moon rotation, rotates, with a rotation period (lunar ...
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
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs approximately every six months, during the eclipse season i ...
, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the
night
Night, or nighttime, is the period of darkness when the Sun is below the horizon. Sunlight illuminates one side of the Earth, leaving the other in darkness. The opposite of nighttime is daytime. Earth's rotation causes the appearance of ...
side of Earth. Occurring about 1.9 days before
perigee
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Apsides perta ...
(on May 19, 2049, at 15:25 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
Visibility
The eclipse will be completely visible over
Australia
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,
Antarctica
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, and the
Pacific Ocean
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, seen rising over
east Asia
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and setting over much of
North
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Etymology
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and
South America
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.
Eclipse details
Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an
eclipse season
An eclipse season is a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Eclipse seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of the Orbit of the Moon, Moon's orbital plane (orbital inclination, tilted five degrees to the ecliptic, Earth ...
, 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
A fortnight is a unit of time equal to 14 days (two weeks). The word derives from the Old English term , meaning "" (or "fourteen days", since the Anglo-Saxons counted by nights).
Astronomy and tides
In astronomy, a ''lunar fortnight'' is hal ...
. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one
synodic month
In lunar calendars, a lunar month is the time between two successive Syzygy (astronomy), syzygies of the same type: new moons or full moons. The precise definition varies, especially for the beginning of the month.
Variations
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.
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2049
* A penumbral lunar eclipse on May 17.
*
An annular solar eclipse on May 31.
*
A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 15.
*
A penumbral lunar eclipse on November 9.
*
A hybrid solar eclipse on November 25.
Metonic
* Followed by:
Lunar eclipse of March 4, 2053
Tzolkinex
* Preceded by:
Lunar eclipse of April 5, 2042
* Followed by:
Lunar eclipse of June 27, 2056
Half-Saros
* Preceded by:
Solar eclipse of May 11, 2040
* Followed by:
Solar eclipse of May 22, 2058
Tritos
* Preceded by:
Lunar eclipse of June 17, 2038
* Followed by:
Lunar eclipse of April 15, 2060
Lunar Saros 112
* Preceded by:
Lunar eclipse of May 7, 2031
* Followed by:
Lunar eclipse of May 28, 2067
Inex
* Preceded by:
Lunar eclipse of June 5, 2020
* Followed by:
Lunar eclipse of April 27, 2078
Triad
* Preceded by:
Lunar eclipse of July 17, 1962
* Followed by:
Lunar eclipse of March 18, 2136
Lunar eclipses of 2049–2052
Saros 112
Tritos series
Inex series
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a
half saros).
[Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, ''The half-saros''] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of
Solar Saros 119.
See also
*
List of lunar eclipses
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A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened.
By type
* List of central lunar eclipses
* Total penumbral lunar eclipse
By classification
* List of saros series for lunar eclipse ...
and
List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
Notes
External links
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