October 2051 lunar eclipse
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| Date | 19 October 2051 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gamma | −0.2542 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.4118[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 137 (28 of 78) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 83 minutes 34 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 204 minutes 17 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 314 minutes 11 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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A total lunar eclipse will take place on October 19, 2051. The northern limb of the Moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow.
This will be the first central eclipse of Saros series 137 and the fourth and final lunar eclipse in the 2050–2051 tetrad.
Less than a day from perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger, and be considered a supermoon.
Visibility
[edit]It will be completely visible over Central Asia, and Africa, seen rising over Western Africa, and South America, and setting over Australia.
Related lunar eclipses
[edit]Lunar year series
[edit]| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
| 112 | 2049 May 17
|
Penumbral
|
117 | 2049 Nov 09
|
Penumbral
| |
| 122 | 2050 May 06
|
Total
|
127 | 2050 Oct 30
|
Total
| |
| 132 | 2051 Apr 26
|
Total
|
137 | 2051 Oct 19
|
Total
| |
| 142 | 2052 Apr 14
|
Penumbral
|
147 | 2052 Oct 08
|
Partial
| |
| Last set | 2049 Jun 15 | Last set | 2048 Dec 20 | |||
| Next set | 2053 Mar 04 | Next set | 2053 Aug 29 | |||
Saros series
[edit]It is part of Saros series 137.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ For a partial or total lunar eclipse, this value denotes the umbral magnitude. For a penumbral lunar eclipse, this denotes the penumbral magnitude.
External links
[edit]- 2051 Oct 19 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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