A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, July 28 and Thursday, July 29, 2083, with an umbral magnitude of 1.4791. It will be a central lunar eclipse, in which part of the Moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow. 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 2.9 days after perigee (on July 26, 2083, at 2:25 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
This lunar eclipse will be the second of an almost tetrad, with the others being on February 2, 2083 (total); January 22, 2084 (total); and July 17, 2084 (partial).
This will be the last central lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 130.
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over much of South America, Africa, western Europe, and Antarctica, seen rising over North America and the eastern Pacific Ocean and setting over eastern Europe, the western half of Asia, and western Australia.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+July 28–29, 2083 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 2.45375 Umbral Magnitude 1.47910 Gamma −0.21429 Sun Right Ascension 08h34m15.1s Sun Declination +18°43'08.7" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'45.0" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 20h34m33.5s Moon Declination -18°55'05.1" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'09.6" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°59'18.6" ΔT 111.0 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.
+ Eclipse season of July–August 2083 July 14–15Descending node (new moon) July 29Ascending node (full moon) August 13Descending node (new moon) Partial solar eclipseSolar Saros 118 Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 130 Partial solar eclipseSolar Saros 156
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2083 A total lunar eclipse on February 2. A partial solar eclipse on February 16. A partial solar eclipse on July 14–15. A total lunar eclipse on July 28–29. A partial solar eclipse on August 13.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 10, 2079 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 17, 2087
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 16–17, 2076 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 8, 2090
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 24, 2074 Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 3, 2092
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 28, 2072 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 28, 2094
Lunar Saros 130 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 17, 2065 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 9, 2101
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 18, 2054 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 9, 2112
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 27, 1996 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 29–30, 2170
Lunar eclipses of 2082–2085 This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of lunar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.
The penumbral lunar eclipses on June 8, 2085 and December 1, 2085 occur in the next lunar year eclipse set.
Lunar eclipse series sets from 2082 to 2085 Descending node Ascending node Saros DateViewing TypeChart Gamma Saros DateViewing TypeChart Gamma 115 2082 Feb 13Partial 1.0101 120 2082 Aug 08Penumbral −1.0203 1252083 Feb 02Total 0.3463 130 2083 Jul 28–29Total −0.2143 135 2084 Jan 22Total −0.3610 1402084 Jul 17Partial 0.5312 145 2085 Jan 10Penumbral −1.0453 150 2085 Jul 07Penumbral 1.2694
Saros 130
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 annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 137. July 24, 2074August 3, 2092
See also List of lunar eclipses List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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