A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, March 25, 2024, with an umbral magnitude of −0.1304. 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 1.6 days after apogee (15:44 UTC, March 23), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller than average.
This was the deepest penumbral eclipse overall since May 5, 2023, and the deepest for North and South America since February 11, 2017.Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 113
Visibility The eclipse was completely visible over North and South America, seen rising over eastern Australia and northeast Asia and setting over west Africa and western Europe.
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Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+March 25, 2024 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 0.95767 Umbral Magnitude −0.13044 Gamma 1.06098 Sun Right Ascension 00h 18m 49.9s Sun Declination +02° 02 16.6 Sun Semi-Diameter 16 02.2 Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.8 Moon Right Ascension 12h 20m 41.3s Moon Declination −01° 12 05.6 Moon Semi-Diameter 14 44.3 Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0° 54 05.4 ΔT 69.2 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 March–April 2024 March 25Descending node (full moon) April 8Ascending node (new moon) Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 113 Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 139
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2024 A penumbral lunar eclipse on March 25. A total solar eclipse on April 8. A partial lunar eclipse on September 18. An annular solar eclipse on October 2.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 5, 2020 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 12, 2028
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 11, 2017 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 7, 2031
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015 Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 30, 2033
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 25, 2013 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 22, 2035
Lunar Saros 113 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 14, 2006 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 5, 2042
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 15, 1995 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 4, 2053
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 25, 1937 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 25, 2111
Lunar eclipses of 2024–2027
Saros 113
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 120. March 20, 2015March 30, 2033
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
References
External links Saros cycle 113