July 2028 lunar eclipse
Appearance
Partial Lunar Eclipse July 6, 2028 | |
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The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals. | |
Series | 120 (59 of 84) |
Gamma | -0.7903 |
Magnitude | 0.3892 |
Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
Partial | 2:21:30 |
Penumbral | 5:10:38 |
Contacts | |
P1 | 15:44:21 UTC |
U1 | 17:08:51 |
Greatest | 18:19:41 |
U4 | 19:30:21 |
P4 | 20:54:59 |
A partial lunar eclipse will take place on Thursday, July 6, 2028.[1]
Visibility
[edit]It will be completely visible over much of Asia, Australia, and eastern Africa, and will be seen rising over the rest of Africa and eastern Europe.
Related lunar eclipses
[edit]Eclipses in 2028
[edit]- A partial lunar eclipse on Wednesday, 12 January 2028.
- An annular solar eclipse on Wednesday, 26 January 2028.
- A partial lunar eclipse on Thursday, 6 July 2028.
- A total solar eclipse on Saturday, 22 July 2028.
- A total lunar eclipse on Sunday, 31 December 2028.
Lunar year series
[edit]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 |
Half-Saros cycle
[edit]A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 127.
July 2, 2019 | July 13, 2037 |
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[edit]- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2021
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of August 19, 2035
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 120
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
[edit]- 2028 Jul 06 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC