A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Sunday, July 7, 2047, with an umbral magnitude of 1.7529. It will be a central lunar eclipse, in which part of the Moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. 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. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 3.4 days after perigee (on July 4, 2047, at 0:55 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
Totality will last 100 minutes 49 seconds, the second longest for this Saros series.
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over eastern Australia, Antarctica, and the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, seen rising over east Asia and western Australia and setting over North and South America.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+July 7, 2047 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 2.73257 Umbral Magnitude 1.75293 Gamma −0.06362 Sun Right Ascension 07h06m19.6s Sun Declination +22°33'30.9" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'43.9" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 19h06m23.0s Moon Declination -22°37'10.8" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'03.5" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°58'56.1" ΔT 83.5 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 2047 June 23Descending node (new moon) July 7Ascending node (full moon) July 22Descending node (new moon) Partial solar eclipseSolar Saros 118 Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 130 Partial solar eclipseSolar Saros 156
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2047 A total lunar eclipse on January 12. A partial solar eclipse on January 26. A partial solar eclipse on June 23. A total lunar eclipse on July 7. A partial solar eclipse on July 22. A partial solar eclipse on December 16.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 19, 2043 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 26, 2051
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2040 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 18, 2054
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 2, 2038 Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 12, 2056
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 7, 2036 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 6, 2058
Lunar Saros 130 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 26, 2029 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 17, 2065
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 27, 2018 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 17, 2076
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 5, 1960 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 8, 2134
Lunar eclipses of 2046–2049
Saros 130
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 137. July 2, 2038July 12, 2056
See also List of lunar eclipses List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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