A partial lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, June 6, 2039, with an umbral magnitude of 0.8863. 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 only about 11 hours after perigee (on June 6, 2039, at 8:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over east Africa, Antarctica, Asia, and Australia, seen rising over west Africa, Europe, and eastern South America and setting over the western Pacific Ocean and northeast Asia.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+June 6, 2039 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 1.82885 Umbral Magnitude 0.88627 Gamma 0.54599 Sun Right Ascension 04h58m56.4s Sun Declination +22°41'33.8" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'45.7" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 16h59m25.6s Moon Declination -22°08'44.6" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'43.4" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 1°01'22.4" ΔT 78.8 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 June 2039 June 6Descending node (full moon) June 21Ascending node (new moon) Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 121 Annular solar eclipseSolar Saros 147
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2039 A partial lunar eclipse on June 6. An annular solar eclipse on June 21. A partial lunar eclipse on November 30. A total solar eclipse on December 15.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 19, 2035 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2043
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 25, 2032 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 18, 2046
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 1, 2030 Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 11, 2048
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 6, 2028 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 6, 2050
Lunar Saros 121 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2021 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 17, 2057
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 26, 2010 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 17, 2068
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 5, 1952 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 7, 2126
Lunar eclipses of 2038–2042
Saros 121
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 128. June 1, 2030June 11, 2048
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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