January 2038 lunar eclipse

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox lunar eclipse A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, January 21, 2038,[1] with an umbral magnitude of −0.1127. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon 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, 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. Occurring about 3.1 days before perigee (on January 24, 2038, at 4:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.[2]

This eclipse will be the first of four penumbral lunar eclipses in 2038, with the others occurring on June 17, July 16, and December 11.

Visibility

The eclipse will be completely visible over North and South America, west Africa, and Europe, seen rising over the eastern Pacific Ocean and setting over east Africa and west and central Asia.[3]

File:Lunar eclipse from moon-2038Jan21.png File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2038Jan21.png

Eclipse details

Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[4]

January 21, 2038 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter Value
Penumbral Magnitude 0.90085
Umbral Magnitude −0.11271
Gamma 1.07108
Sun Right Ascension 20h13m39.3s
Sun Declination -19°53'23.0"
Sun Semi-Diameter 16'15.2"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9"
Moon Right Ascension 08h14m12.5s
Moon Declination +20°55'55.8"
Moon Semi-Diameter 16'02.1"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°58'51.1"
ΔT 78.0 s

Eclipse season

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Eclipse season of January 2038
January 5
Descending node (new moon)
 January 21
Ascending node (full moon)
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Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 132		 Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 144

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2038

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Lunar Saros 144

Inex

Triad

Lunar eclipses of 2035–2038

Template:Lunar eclipse set 2035-2038

Saros 144

Template:Lunar Saros series 144

Tritos series

Template:Lunar Tritos series April 2005

Inex series

Template:Lunar Inex series February 2009

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[5] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 151.

January 14, 2029 January 26, 2047
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See also

Notes

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  5. ↑ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros

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External links

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