A partial lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, November 30, 2039, with an umbral magnitude of 0.9443. 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 1.8 days before apogee (on December 2, 2039, at 11:10 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over northern Europe, Asia, and Australia, seen rising over Africa and western Europe and setting over the central Pacific Ocean and western North America.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+November 30, 2039 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 2.04346 Umbral Magnitude 0.94433 Gamma −0.47210 Sun Right Ascension 16h26m20.8s Sun Declination -21°41'27.9" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'13.0" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9" Moon Right Ascension 04h26m48.9s Moon Declination +21°16'45.4" Moon Semi-Diameter 14'45.3" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°54'08.9" ΔT 79.1 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 November–December 2039 November 30Ascending node (full moon) December 15Descending node (new moon) Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 126 Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 152
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2039 A partial lunar eclipse on June 6. An annular solar eclipse on June 21. A partial lunar eclipse on November 30. A total solar eclipse on December 15.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 11, 2036 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 19, 2043
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 18, 2032 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 12, 2047
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2030 Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 5, 2048
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 31, 2028 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 30, 2050
Lunar Saros 126 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 19, 2021 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 11, 2057
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 21, 2010 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 9, 2068
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 29, 1953 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 1, 2126
Lunar eclipses of 2038–2042
Saros 126
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 133. November 25, 2030December 5, 2048
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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