January 2048 lunar eclipse

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Wednesday, January 1, 2048,[1] with an umbral magnitude of 1.1297. 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 4.4 days after apogee (on December 27, 2047, at 21:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.[2]

This will be the first recorded lunar eclipse to be visible on New Year's Day for nearly all of Earth's timezones. The next such eclipse will occur in 2094.

Visibility

The eclipse will be completely visible over North America and western South America, seen rising over east and northeast Asia and eastern Australia and setting over much of Africa and Europe.[3]

File:Lunar eclipse from moon-2048Jan01.png File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2048Jan01.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 1, 2048 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter Value
Penumbral Magnitude 2.21576
Umbral Magnitude 1.12966
Gamma −0.37456
Sun Right Ascension 18h45m45.0s
Sun Declination -23°01'00.1"
Sun Semi-Diameter 16'15.9"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9"
Moon Right Ascension 06h45m29.1s
Moon Declination +22°40'44.8"
Moon Semi-Diameter 14'58.6"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°54'57.7"
ΔT 83.8 s

Eclipse season

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Eclipse season of December 2047–January 2048
December 16
Ascending node (new moon)
 January 1
Descending node (full moon)
File:SE2047Dec16P.png File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2048Jan01.png
Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 123		 Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 135

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2048

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Lunar Saros 135

Inex

Triad

Lunar eclipses of 2046–2049

Template:Lunar eclipse set 2046-2049

Saros 135

Template:Lunar Saros series 135

Tritos series

Template:Lunar Tritos series May 2004

Inex series

Template:Lunar Inex series January 2019

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 142.

December 26, 2038 January 5, 2057
File:SE2038Dec26T.png File:SE2057Jan05T.png

See also

References

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

External links

Template:Lunar eclipses

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