A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Sunday, April 25, 2032, with an umbral magnitude of 1.1925. 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. The Moon's apparent diameter will be near the average diameter because it will occur 6.7 days after apogee (on April 18, 2032, at 23:00 UTC) and 8.1 days before perigee (on May 3, 2032, at 16:45 UTC).
This lunar eclipse is the first of a tetrad, with four total lunar eclipses in series, the others being on October 18, 2032, April 14, 2033, and October 8, 2033.
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over east Asia, Australia, and Antarctica, seen rising over east and central Africa, eastern Europe, and west and central Asia and setting over the eastern Pacific Ocean and western North America.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+April 25, 2032 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 2.22037 Umbral Magnitude 1.19249 Gamma −0.35578 Sun Right Ascension 02h14m38.2s Sun Declination +13°30'28.8" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'53.8" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 14h14m18.6s Moon Declination -13°50'06.1" Moon Semi-Diameter 15'27.9" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°56'45.4" ΔT 75.0 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 April–May 2032 April 25Ascending node (full moon) May 9Descending node (new moon) Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 122 Annular solar eclipseSolar Saros 148
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2032 A total lunar eclipse on April 25 An annular solar eclipse on May 9 A total lunar eclipse on October 18 A partial solar eclipse on November 3
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 6, 2028 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 11, 2036
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 14, 2025 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 6, 2039
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 20, 2023 Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 30, 2041
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2021 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2043
Lunar Saros 122 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 15, 2014 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 6, 2050
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 16, 2003 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 4, 2061
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 25, 1945 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 25, 2119
Lunar eclipses of 2031–2034
Saros 122
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 partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 129. April 20, 2023April 30, 2041
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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