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

The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals.
Series126 (47 of 72)
Gamma-0.4721
Magnitude0.9426
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Partial3:26:00
Penumbral6:00:05
Contacts (UTC)
P113:56:25
U115:13:28
Greatest16:56:28
U418:39:28
P419:56:31

Visibility

Lunar year series (354 days)
Lunar eclipse series sets from 2038-2042
Descending node   Ascending node
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

15 September 1913

26 September 1931

7 October 1949

18 October 1967

28 October 1985

9 November 2003

19 November 2021

30 November 2039

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

See also

Notes
  1. Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 126
  2. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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