A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, September 7, 2044, with an umbral magnitude of 1.0456. 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 5.8 days after apogee (on September 1, 2044, at 16:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.
This lunar eclipse is the last of a tetrad, with four total lunar eclipses in series, the others being on March 25, 2043; September 19, 2043; and March 13, 2044.
This eclipse will also be the first total eclipse of Lunar Saros 138.
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over eastern Australia, northeast Asia, and northwestern North America, seen rising over much of Asia and western Australia and setting over much of North and South America.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+September 7, 2044 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 2.08792 Umbral Magnitude 1.04756 Gamma 0.43184 Sun Right Ascension 11h06m33.5s Sun Declination +05°43'12.4" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'52.4" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 23h05m47.2s Moon Declination -05°21'56.9" Moon Semi-Diameter 15'15.4" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°55'59.6" ΔT 81.8 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 August–September 2044 August 23Descending node (new moon) September 7Ascending node (full moon) Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 126 Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 138
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2044 An annular solar eclipse on February 28. A total lunar eclipse on March 13. A total solar eclipse on August 23. A total lunar eclipse on September 7.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 18, 2040 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 26, 2048
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 27, 2037 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 19, 2051
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 2, 2035 Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 12, 2053
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 8, 2033 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 7, 2055
Lunar Saros 138 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 28, 2026 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 18, 2062
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 28, 2015 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 17, 2073
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 7, 1957 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 10, 2131
Lunar eclipses of 2042–2045
Metonic series
Saros 138
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 145.
September 2, 2035September 12, 2053
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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