July 2046 lunar eclipse
| Partial eclipse | |||||||||||||
| Date | 18 July 2046 | ||||||||||||
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| Gamma | −0.8691 | ||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.2461[1] | ||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 120 (59 of 83[2]) | ||||||||||||
| Partiality | 114 minutes 35 seconds | ||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 298 minutes 8 seconds | ||||||||||||
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A partial lunar eclipse will take place on July 18, 2046.
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 | |||
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 |
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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 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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