A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Monday, February 11, 2036, with an umbral magnitude of 1.3007. 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 1.2 days after perigee (on February 10, 2036, at 16:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over Africa, Europe, and west, central, and south Asia, seen rising over much of North and South America and setting over east Asia and Australia.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+February 11, 2036 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 2.27624 Umbral Magnitude 1.30065 Gamma −0.31098 Sun Right Ascension 21h40m25.4s Sun Declination -13°55'30.0" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'12.3" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9" Moon Right Ascension 09h40m07.3s Moon Declination +13°37'03.4" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'36.7" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 1°00'57.8" ΔT 77.0 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 February 2036 February 11Ascending node (full moon) February 27Descending node (new moon) Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 124 Partial solar eclipseSolar Saros 150
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2036 A total lunar eclipse on February 11. A partial solar eclipse on February 27. A partial solar eclipse on July 23. A total lunar eclipse on August 7. A partial solar eclipse on August 21.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 25, 2032 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 30, 2039
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 31, 2028 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2043
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 6, 2027 Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 2045
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 14, 2025 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 12, 2047
Lunar Saros 124 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 31, 2018 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 22, 2054
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 2007 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 22, 2065
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 13, 1949 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 13, 2122
Lunar eclipses of 2035–2038
Saros 124
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 131. February 6, 2027February 16, 2045
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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