December 2048 lunar eclipse
| Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
| Date | 20 December 2048 | ||||||||
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| Gamma | −1.0624 | ||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.9617[1] | ||||||||
| Saros cycle | 145 (13 of 71[2]) | ||||||||
| Penumbral | 281 minutes 36 seconds | ||||||||
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A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on December 20, 2048.
Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
Lunar year series
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
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| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
| 115 | 2046 Jan 22
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Partial
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120 | 2046 Jul 18
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Partial
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| 125 | 2047 Jan 12
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Total
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130 | 2047 Jul 07
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Total
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| 135 | 2048 Jan 01
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Total
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140 | 2048 Jun 26
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Partial
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| 145 | 2048 Dec 20
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Penumbral
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150 | 2049 Jun 15
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Penumbral
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| Last set | 2045 Aug 27 | Last set | 2045 Mar 03 | |||
| Next set | 2049 Nov 09 | Next set | 2049 May 17 | |||
Metonic series (19 years)
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 be in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.
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Related lunar eclipses
Lunar year series
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 2027–2031 | ||||||||
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| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||||
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
| 110 | 2027 Jul 18
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Penumbral
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-1.57589 | 115 | 2028 Jan 12
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Partial
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0.98177 | |
| 120 | 2028 Jul 06
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Partial
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-0.79040 | 125 | 2028 Dec 31
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Total
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0.32583 | |
| 130 | 2029 Jun 26
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Total
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0.01240 | 135 | 2029 Dec 20
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Total
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-0.38110 | |
| 140 | 2030 Jun 15
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Partial
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0.75346 | 145 | 2030 Dec 09
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Penumbral
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-1.07315 | |
| 150 | 2031 Jun 05
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Penumbral
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1.47322 | |||||
| Last set | 2027 Aug 17 | Last set | 2027 Feb 20 | |||||
| Next set | 2031 May 07 | Next set | 2031 Oct 30 | |||||
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 152.
| December 15, 2039 | December 26, 2057 |
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See also
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 145 - Fred Espenak's GSFC Eclipse Canon
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
- 2048 Dec 20 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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