A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Monday, April 3, 2034, with an umbral magnitude of −0.2263. 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 2.2 days before apogee (on April 5, 2034, at 23:45 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over east Africa, eastern Europe, Asia, and western Australia, seen rising over west Africa, western Europe, and eastern South America and setting over eastern Australia and northeast Asia.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+April 3, 2034 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 0.85566 Umbral Magnitude −0.22631 Gamma 1.11441 Sun Right Ascension 00h51m54.0s Sun Declination +05°33'29.1" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'59.8" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.8" Moon Right Ascension 12h53m05.6s Moon Declination -04°35'42.2" Moon Semi-Diameter 14'47.1" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°54'15.6" ΔT 76.0 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 March–April 2034 March 20Descending node (new moon) April 3Ascending node (full moon) Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 130 Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 142
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2034 A total solar eclipse on March 20. A penumbral lunar eclipse on April 3. An annular solar eclipse on September 12. A partial lunar eclipse on September 28.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 15, 2030 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 21, 2038
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 20, 2027 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 16, 2041
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 29, 2025 Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 9, 2043
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 5, 2023 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 2045
Lunar Saros 142 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 23, 2016 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 14, 2052
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 24, 2005 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 14, 2063
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 3, 1947 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 2, 2121
Lunar eclipses of 2031–2034
Saros 142
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 149. March 29, 2025April 9, 2043
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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