August 2027 lunar eclipse
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse August 17, 2027 | |
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The moon will imperceptibly dim as it passes through the Earth's northern penumbral shadow | |
Series (and member) | 148 (4 of 71) |
Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
Penumbral | 3:38:35 |
Contacts | |
P1 | 5:24:29 UTC |
Greatest | 7:13:43 |
P4 | 9:03:03 |
A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on August 17, 2027.
Visibility
It will be completely visible over the Americas, will be seen rising over New Zealand and eastern Australia, and setting over Portugal and western Africa.
Related eclipses
Lunar year series
Lunar eclipse series sets from 2024–2027 | ||||||||
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Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
Saros | Date | Type Viewing |
Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
113 | 2024 Mar 25 |
Penumbral |
1.06098 | 118 | 2024 Sep 18 |
Partial |
−0.97920 | |
123 | 2025 Mar 14 |
Total |
0.34846 | 128 | 2025 Sep 07 |
Total |
−0.27521 | |
133 | 2026 Mar 03 |
Total |
−0.37651 | 138 | 2026 Aug 28 |
Partial |
0.49644 | |
143 | 2027 Feb 20 |
Penumbral |
−1.04803 | 148 | 2027 Aug 17 |
Penumbral |
1.27974 | |
Last set | 2023 May 05 | Last set | 2023 Oct 28 | |||||
Next set | 2028 Jan 12 | Next set | 2027 Jul 18 |
Saros series
It is part of Saros cycle 148.
Metonic cycle (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 in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.
Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
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Saros | Date | Type | Saros | Date | Type | |
103 | 1951 Feb 21.88 | Penumbral | 108 | 1951 Aug 17.13 | Penumbral | |
113 | 1970 Feb 21.35 | Partial | 118 | 1970 Aug 17.14 | Partial | |
123 | 1989 Feb 20.64 | Total | 128 | 1989 Aug 17.13 | Total | |
133 | 2008 Feb 21.14 | Total | 138 | 2008 Aug 16.88 | Partial | |
143 | 2027 Feb 20.96 | Penumbral | 148 | 2027 Aug 17.30 | Penumbral | |
See also
External links
- Saros cycle 148
- 2027 Aug 17 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC