A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, December 9, 2030, with an umbral magnitude of −0.1613. 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 only about 7.5 hours before apogee (on December 10, 2030, at 5:05 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over Africa, Europe, and north, west, central, and south Asia, seen rising over North and South America and setting over east Asia and western Australia.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+December 9, 2030 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 0.94302 Umbral Magnitude −0.16133 Gamma −1.07315 Sun Right Ascension 17h07m21.3s Sun Declination -22°52'57.8" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'14.4" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9" Moon Right Ascension 05h07m19.1s Moon Declination +21°55'03.1" Moon Semi-Diameter 14'42.3" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°53'58.2" ΔT 74.3 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 November–December 2030 November 25Ascending node (new moon) December 9Descending node (full moon) Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 133 Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 145
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2030 An annular solar eclipse on June 1. A partial lunar eclipse on June 15. A total solar eclipse on November 25. A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 9.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 20, 2027 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 28, 2034
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 28, 2023 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 21, 2038
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 4, 2021 Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 15, 2039
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 10, 2020 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 8, 2041
Lunar Saros 145 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 28, 2012 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 20, 2048
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 30, 2001 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 19, 2059
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 9, 1944 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 10, 2117
Lunar eclipses of 2027–2031
Saros 145
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 152. December 4, 2021December 15, 2039
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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