A partial lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Wednesday, May 15 and Thursday, May 16, 2041, with an umbral magnitude of 0.0663. 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 5.8 days before perigee (on May 21, 2041, at 21:20 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over South America, Europe, and Africa, seen rising over much of North America and setting over west, central, and South Asia.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+May 15–16, 2041 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 1.07651 Umbral Magnitude 0.06627 Gamma −0.97468 Sun Right Ascension 03h32m49.6s Sun Declination +19°08'35.5" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'49.2" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 15h31m30.5s Moon Declination -20°01'25.1" Moon Semi-Diameter 15'39.6" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°57'28.4" ΔT 79.9 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 April–May 2041 April 30Ascending node (new moon) May 15–16Descending node (full moon) Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 129 Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 141
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2041 A total solar eclipse on April 30. A partial lunar eclipse on May 15–16. An annular solar eclipse on October 25. A partial lunar eclipse on November 8.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 27, 2037 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 2045
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 3, 2034 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 25–26, 2048
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 9, 2032 Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 20, 2050
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 15, 2030 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 14, 2052
Lunar Saros 141 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 5, 2023 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 27, 2059
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 4, 2012 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 25, 2070
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 16, 1954 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 16, 2128
Lunar eclipses of 2038–2042
Metonic series
Saros 141
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 148. May 9, 2032May 20, 2050
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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