A partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, with an umbral magnitude of 0.0869. 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 0.4 days before perigee (13:26 UTC, September 18), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger than average, resulting in a supermoon.
This eclipse was the final partial lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 118.
Visibility The eclipse was completely visible over North and South America, west Africa, and western Europe, seen rising over western North America and the eastern Pacific Ocean and setting over east Africa, eastern Europe, and west and central Asia.
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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.
+September 18, 2024 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 1.03922 Umbral Magnitude 0.08685 Gamma −0.97920 Sun Right Ascension 11h 44m 09.7s Sun Declination +01° 42 52.9 Sun Semi-Diameter 15 55.1 Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.8 Moon Right Ascension 23h 46m 06.1s Moon Declination −02° 35 26.7 Moon Semi-Diameter 16 42.8 Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 1° 01 20.4 ΔT 69.1 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 September–October 2024 September 18Ascending node (full moon) October 2Descending node (new moon) Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 118 Annular solar eclipseSolar Saros 144
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 November 30, 2020 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 6, 2028
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 7, 2017 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 30, 2031
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 13, 2015 Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 23, 2033
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 18, 2013 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 19, 2035
Lunar Saros 118 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 7, 2006 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 29, 2042
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 8, 1995 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 29, 2053
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 18, 1937 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 21, 2111
Lunar eclipses of 2024–2027
Saros 118
Tritos series
Inex series
Half-Saros cycle A lunar eclipse will precede and follow 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 partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 125. September 13, 2015September 23, 2033
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
References
External links Saros cycle 118