December 2029 lunar eclipse
Appearance
Total lunar eclipse December 20, 2029 | |
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Ecliptic north up The moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow. | |
Saros (and member) | 135 (24 of 71) |
Gamma | |
Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
Totality | |
Partial | |
Penumbral | |
Contacts (UTC) | |
P1 | |
U1 | |
U2 | |
Greatest | |
U3 | |
U4 | |
P4 |
A total lunar eclipse will take place on December 20, 2029.[1]
Visibility
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 |
Penumbral |
-1.57589 | 115 | 2028 Jan 12 |
Partial |
0.98177 | |
120 | 2028 Jul 06 |
Partial |
-0.79040 | 125 | 2028 Dec 31 |
Total |
0.32583 | |
130 | 2029 Jun 26 |
Total |
0.01240 | 135 | 2029 Dec 20 |
Total |
-0.38110 | |
140 | 2030 Jun 15 |
Partial |
0.75346 | 145 | 2030 Dec 09 |
Penumbral |
-1.07315 | |
150 | 2031 Jun 05 |
Penumbral |
1.47322 | |||||
Last set | 2027 Aug 17 | Last set | 2027 Feb 20 | |||||
Next set | 2031 May 07 | Next set | 2031 Oct 30 |
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.
Ascending node | Descending node |
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See also
Notes
External links
- 2029 Dec 20 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC