November 2039 lunar eclipse
A partial lunar eclipse will take place on November 30, 2039.[1] At 3 hours 26 minutes, it is the longest partial lunar eclipse since November 19, 2021, which is the previous member of Lunar Saros 126.
Partial Lunar Eclipse November 30, 2039 | |
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![]() The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals. | |
Series | 126 (47 of 72) |
Gamma | -0.4721 |
Magnitude | 0.9426 |
Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
Partial | 3:26:00 |
Penumbral | 6:00:05 |
Contacts (UTC) | |
P1 | 13:56:25 |
U1 | 15:13:28 |
Greatest | 16:56:28 |
U4 | 18:39:28 |
P4 | 19:56:31 |
Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
Lunar year series (354 days)
Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
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Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
111 | 2038 Jun 17![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
116 | 2038 Dec 11![]() |
Penumbral![]() | |
121 | 2039 Jun 06![]() |
Partial![]() |
126 | 2039 Nov 30![]() |
Partial![]() | |
131 | 2040 May 26![]() |
Total![]() |
136 | 2040 Nov 18![]() |
Total![]() | |
141 | 2041 May 16![]() |
Partial![]() |
146 | 2041 Nov 08![]() |
Partial![]() | |
156 | 2042 Oct 28![]() |
Penumbral![]() | ||||
Last set | 2038 Jul 16 | Last set | 2038 Jan 21 | |||
Next set | 2042 Apr 05 | Next set | 2042 Sep 29 |
Saros series
It is part of saros series 126.
Lunar saros series 126, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 70 lunar eclipse events including 14 total lunar eclipses. Solar Saros 133 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.
First penumbral lunar eclipse: 18 July 1228
First partial lunar eclipse: 24 March 1625
First total lunar eclipse: 19 June 1769
First central lunar eclipse: 11 July 1805
Greatest eclipse of the lunar saros 126: 13 August 1859, lasting 106 minutes.
Last central lunar eclipse: 26 September 1931
Last total lunar eclipse: 9 November 2003
Last partial lunar eclipse: 5 June 2346
Last penumbral lunar eclipse: 19 August 2472
1901-2100
11 December 2057
22 December 2075
1 January 2094
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 133.
November 25, 2030 | December 5, 2048 |
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Notes
- Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 126
- Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros