April 2033 lunar eclipse

Template:Short description Template:Infobox lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, April 14, 2033, with an umbral magnitude of 1.0955. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 2.9 days before apogee (on April 11, 2033, at 22:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.

This lunar eclipse is the third of a tetrad, with four total lunar eclipses in series, the others being on April 25, 2032; October 18, 2032; and October 8, 2033.

Visibility

The eclipse will be completely visible over east Africa, most of Asia, and western Australia, seen rising over west and central Africa, Europe, and eastern South America and setting over northeast Asia and Australia.

File:Lunar eclipse from moon-2033Apr14.png File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2033Apr14.png

Eclipse details

Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.

April 14, 2033 Lunar Eclipse Parameters

Parameter	Value
Penumbral Magnitude	2.17223
Umbral Magnitude	1.09553
Gamma	0.39543
Sun Right Ascension	01h33m13.7s
Sun Declination	+09°43'50.2"
Sun Semi-Diameter	15'56.7"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax	08.8"
Moon Right Ascension	13h33m37.2s
Moon Declination	-09°23'08.7"
Moon Semi-Diameter	14'48.5"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax	0°54'21.0"
ΔT	75.5 s

Eclipse season

This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, 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.

Eclipse season of March–April 2033

March 30 Descending node (new moon)	April 14 Ascending node (full moon)
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Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 120	Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 132

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2033

• A total solar eclipse on March 30.
• A total lunar eclipse on April 14.
• A partial solar eclipse on September 23.
• A total lunar eclipse on October 8.

Metonic

• Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 26, 2029
• Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 31, 2037

Tzolkinex

• Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 2026
• Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2040

Half-Saros

• Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024
• Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 20, 2042

Tritos

• Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 16, 2022
• Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 13, 2044

Lunar Saros 132

• Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 4, 2015
• Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 26, 2051

Inex

• Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 4, 2004
• Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2062

Triad

• Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 14, 1946
• Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 14, 2120

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 139.

April 8, 2024	April 20, 2042
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See also

• List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses

External links

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