A partial lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, July 6, 2028, with an umbral magnitude of 0.3908. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when one part of the Moon is in the Earth's umbra, while the other part is in the Earth's penumbra. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. Occurring about 4 days before apogee (on July 11, 2028, at 18:25 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over east Africa, Asia, Antarctica, and Australia, seen rising over west and central Africa and Europe and setting over the central Pacific Ocean.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+July 6, 2028 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 1.42819 Umbral Magnitude 0.39083 Gamma −0.79040 Sun Right Ascension 07h05m56.7s Sun Declination +22°34'16.5" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'43.9" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.6" Moon Right Ascension 19h06m37.0s Moon Declination -23°17'16.4" Moon Semi-Diameter 15'09.9" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°55'39.4" ΔT 73.2 s
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.
+ Eclipse season of July 2028 July 6Ascending node (full moon) July 22Descending node (new moon) Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 120 Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 146
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2028 A partial lunar eclipse on January 12. An annular solar eclipse on January 26. A partial lunar eclipse on July 6. A total solar eclipse on July 22. A total lunar eclipse on December 31.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 18, 2024 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 25, 2032
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2021 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 19, 2035
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 2, 2019 Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 13, 2037
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 7, 2017 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 6, 2039
Lunar Saros 120 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 26, 2010 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 18, 2046
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 28, 1999 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 17, 2057
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 5, 1941 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 8, 2115
Lunar eclipses of 2027–2031
Saros 120
Tritos series
Inex series
Half-Saros cycle A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 127. July 2, 2019July 13, 2037
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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