A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Saturday, January 31, 2037, with an umbral magnitude of 1.2086. 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 only about 12 hours before perigee (on February 1, 2037, at 2:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
This eclipse occurs during a supermoon and a blue moon (second full moon of month), of which the most recent occurrence was on January 31, 2018, one previous metonic cycle (19 years).
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over east and northeast Asia, Australia, and northwestern North America, seen rising over west Asia, eastern Europe, and east Africa and setting over most of North America and the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+January 31, 2037 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 2.18148 Umbral Magnitude 1.20858 Gamma 0.36190 Sun Right Ascension 20h57m58.6s Sun Declination -17°10'47.4" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'14.0" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9" Moon Right Ascension 08h58m15.6s Moon Declination +17°32'34.5" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'41.1" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 1°01'14.2" ΔT 77.5 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 January 2037 January 16Descending node (new moon) January 31Ascending node (full moon) Partial solar eclipseSolar Saros 122 Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 134
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2037 A partial solar eclipse on January 16. A total lunar eclipse on January 31. A total solar eclipse on July 13. A partial lunar eclipse on July 27.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 14, 2033 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 18, 2040
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 20, 2029 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 13, 2044
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 2028 Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2046
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 2026 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 1, 2048
Lunar Saros 134 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 21, 2019 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 11, 2055
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 21, 2008 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 11, 2066
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 2, 1950 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 3, 2123
Lunar eclipses of 2035–2038
Saros 134
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 141. January 26, 2028February 5, 2046
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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