September 2044 lunar eclipse
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| Date | 7 September 2044 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gamma | 0.4318 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.0456[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 138 (30 of 82[2]) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 33 minutes 54 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 206 minutes 12 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 344 minutes 1 second | ||||||||||||||||
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A total lunar eclipse will take place on September 7, 2044. It will be the first total eclipse in Lunar Saros 138.
Visibility
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Related lunar eclipses
[edit]Lunar year series
[edit]| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
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| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
| 113 | 2042 Apr 05
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Penumbral
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118 | 2042 Sep 29
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Penumbral
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| 123 | 2043 Mar 25
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Total
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128 | 2043 Sep 19
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Total
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| 133 | 2044 Mar 13
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Total
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138 | 2044 Sep 07
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Total
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| 143 | 2045 Mar 03
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Penumbral
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148 | 2045 Aug 27
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Penumbral
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| Last set | 2041 May 16 | Last set | 2042 Nov 08 | |||
| Next set | 2046 Jan 22 | Next set | 2046 Jul 18 | |||
Metonic cycles (19 years)
[edit]The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the Earth's shadow will in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.
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Tritos series
[edit]- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of October 8, 2033
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of August 7, 2055
Tzolkinex
[edit]- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of July 27, 2037
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of October 19, 2051
Half-Saros cycle
[edit]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 145.
| September 2, 2035 | September 12, 2053 |
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Eclipse season
[edit]This is the second eclipse this season.
First eclipse in this season: Solar eclipse of August 23, 2044
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ For a partial or total lunar eclipse, this value denotes the umbral magnitude. For a penumbral lunar eclipse, this denotes the penumbral magnitude.
- ^ Lunar Saros 138 - Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus (NASA's GSFC)
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
[edit]- 2044 Sep 07 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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