July 2046 lunar eclipse

July 2046 lunar eclipse
Partial eclipse
Date	18 July 2046
Gamma	−0.8691
Magnitude	0.2461
Saros cycle	120 (59 of 83)
Partiality	114 minutes 35 seconds
Penumbral	298 minutes 8 seconds
P1
Contacts (UTC)
P1	22:35:30 (July 17)
U1	00:07:13 (July 18)
Greatest	01:04:35
U4	02:01:48
P4	03:33:38
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A partial lunar eclipse will take place on July 18, 2046.

Visibility

Related lunar eclipses

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2046-2049
Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart	Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart
Descending node			Ascending node
115	2046 Jan 22	Partial	120	2046 Jul 18	Partial
125	2047 Jan 12	Total	130	2047 Jul 07	Total
135	2048 Jan 01	Total	140	2048 Jun 26	Partial
145	2048 Dec 20	Penumbral	150	2049 Jun 15	Penumbral

Last set	2045 Aug 27		Last set	2045 Mar 03

Next set	2049 Nov 09		Next set	2049 May 17

Half-Saros cycle

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 127.

July 13, 2037	July 24, 2055

Notes

^ 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 120 - Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus (NASA's GSFC)
^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros

External links

2046 Jul 18 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC

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[MagNote-1] For a partial or total lunar eclipse, this value denotes the umbral magnitude. For a penumbral lunar eclipse, this denotes the penumbral magnitude.

[2] Lunar Saros 120 - Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus (NASA's GSFC)

[3] Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros

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