A partial lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Friday, November 8, 2041, with an umbral magnitude of 0.1714. 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 2.7 days after perigee (on November 5, 2041, at 10:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over North and South America, western Europe, and west Africa, seen rising over the central Pacific Ocean and setting over much of Africa, eastern Europe, the Middle East, and central Asia.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+November 8, 2041 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 1.16747 Umbral Magnitude 0.17144 Gamma 0.92123 Sun Right Ascension 14h54m42.6s Sun Declination -16°39'56.0" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'08.5" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9" Moon Right Ascension 02h53m15.3s Moon Declination +17°30'36.2" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'12.4" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°59'28.8" ΔT 80.2 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 October–November 2041 October 25Descending node (new moon) November 8Ascending node (full moon) Annular solar eclipseSolar Saros 134 Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 146
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2041 A total solar eclipse on April 30. A partial lunar eclipse on May 16. An annular solar eclipse on October 25. A partial lunar eclipse on November 8.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 21, 2038 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 27, 2045
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 28, 2034 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 20, 2048
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 3, 2032 Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 14, 2050
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 9, 2030 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 8, 2052
Lunar Saros 146 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 28, 2023 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 19, 2059
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 28, 2012 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 19, 2070
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 8, 1955 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 9, 2128
Lunar eclipses of 2038–2042
Metonic series
Saros 146
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 annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 153. November 3, 2032November 14, 2050
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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