A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, October 18, 2032, with an umbral magnitude of 1.1039. 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 2.1 days after perigee (on October 16, 2032, at 17:25 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
This lunar eclipse is the second of a tetrad, with four total lunar eclipses in series, the others being on April 25, 2032; April 14, 2033; and October 8, 2033.
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over east Africa, Europe, and Asia, seen rising over west Africa and eastern South America and setting over Australia and the western Pacific Ocean.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+October 18, 2032 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 2.08413 Umbral Magnitude 1.10390 Gamma 0.41692 Sun Right Ascension 13h36m15.4s Sun Declination -10°01'20.8" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'03.4" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.8" Moon Right Ascension 01h35m47.9s Moon Declination +10°25'28.7" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'22.8" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 1°00'07.0" ΔT 75.3 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 October–November 2032 October 18Descending node (full moon) November 3Ascending node (new moon) Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 127 Partial solar eclipseSolar Saros 153
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 December 31, 2028 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 7, 2036
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 7, 2025 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 30, 2039
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 14, 2023 Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 25, 2041
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 19, 2021 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 19, 2043
Lunar Saros 127 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 8, 2014 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 30, 2050
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 9, 2003 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 29, 2061
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 19, 1945 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 20, 2119
Lunar eclipses of 2031–2034
Saros 127
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 134. October 14, 2023October 25, 2041
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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