A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Sunday, March 13, 2044, with an umbral magnitude of 1.2050. 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 6.2 days after perigee (on March 7, 2044, at 15:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
This lunar eclipse is the third of a tetrad, with four total lunar eclipses in series, the others being on March 25, 2043; September 19, 2043; and September 7, 2044.
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over east Africa, eastern Europe, and much of Asia, seen rising over west Africa, western Europe, and eastern South America and setting over northeast Asia and Australia.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+March 13, 2044 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 2.23223 Umbral Magnitude 1.20503 Gamma −0.34957 Sun Right Ascension 23h37m30.3s Sun Declination -02°25'56.9" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'05.4" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.8" Moon Right Ascension 11h36m51.3s Moon Declination +02°08'22.5" Moon Semi-Diameter 15'39.8" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°57'29.1" ΔT 81.5 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 February–March 2044 February 28Ascending node (new moon) March 13Descending node (full moon) Annular solar eclipseSolar Saros 121 Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 133
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 May 26, 2040 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 1, 2048
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 31, 2037 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 26, 2051
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 9, 2035 Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 20, 2053
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 14, 2033 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 11, 2055
Lunar Saros 133 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 2026 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2062
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 4, 2015 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 22, 2073
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 13, 1957 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 13, 2131
Lunar eclipses of 2042–2045
Metonic series
Saros 133
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 140.
March 9, 2035March 20, 2053
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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