A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Friday, July 16, 2038, with an umbral magnitude of −0.4938. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into 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 4.9 days before perigee (on July 11, 2038, at 15:35 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
This eclipse will be the third of four penumbral lunar eclipses in 2038, with the others occurring on January 21, June 17, and December 11.
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over Australia, Antarctica, and the Pacific Ocean, seen rising over east Asia and setting over North and South America.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+July 16, 2038 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 0.50125 Umbral Magnitude −0.49383 Gamma −1.28381 Sun Right Ascension 07h43m47.7s Sun Declination +21°17'34.6" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'44.2" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 19h44m13.1s Moon Declination -22°31'51.1" Moon Semi-Diameter 15'48.9" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°58'02.4" ΔT 78.3 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.
+ Eclipse season of June–July 2038 June 17Descending node (full moon) July 2Ascending node (new moon) July 16Descending node (full moon) Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 111 Annular solar eclipseSolar Saros 137 Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 149
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2038 An annular solar eclipse on January 5. A penumbral lunar eclipse on January 21. A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 17. An annular solar eclipse on July 2. A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 16. A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 11. A total solar eclipse on December 26.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 28, 2034
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 5, 2031 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 27, 2045
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 11, 2029 Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 22, 2047
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 17, 2027 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 15, 2049
Lunar Saros 149 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 5, 2020 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 26, 2056
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 6, 2009 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 27, 2067
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 15, 1951 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 17, 2125
Lunar eclipses of 2035–2038
Saros 149
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 156. July 11, 2029July 22, 2047
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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