A partial lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, September 28, 2034, with an umbral magnitude of 0.0155. 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 1.9 days before perigee (on September 30, 2034, at 0:15 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
This will the second-shortest partial lunar eclipse in the 21st century, lasting 26 minutes and 42 seconds. On February 13, 2082, a slightly shorter partial eclipse will occur, lasting 25 minutes and 30 seconds.
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over eastern North America, South America, west Africa, and western Europe, seen rising over western North America and setting over east Africa and eastern Europe.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+September 28, 2034 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 0.99223 Umbral Magnitude 0.01554 Gamma −1.01103 Sun Right Ascension 12h18m35.8s Sun Declination -02°00'43.0" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'57.6" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.8" Moon Right Ascension 00h19m50.0s Moon Declination +01°02'59.4" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'20.4" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°59'58.2" ΔT 76.3 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 September 2034 September 12Ascending node (new moon) September 28Descending node (full moon) Annular solar eclipseSolar Saros 135 Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 147
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 December 9, 2030 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 16, 2038
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 17, 2027 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 8, 2041
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 21, 2025 Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 3, 2043
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 28, 2023 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 27, 2045
Lunar Saros 147 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 16, 2016 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 8, 2052
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 17, 2005 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 7, 2063
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 28, 1947 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 30, 2121
Lunar eclipses of 2031–2034
Saros 147
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 154. September 21, 2025October 3, 2043
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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