A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Wednesday, March 25, 2043, with an umbral magnitude of 1.1161. 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 3.4 days before apogee (on March 29, 2043, at 1:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.
This lunar eclipse is the first of a tetrad, with four total lunar eclipses in series, the others being on September 19, 2043; March 13, 2044; and September 7, 2044.
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over east Asia, Australia, and the western Pacific Ocean, seen rising over central and east Africa, eastern Europe, and west, central, and south Asia and setting over much of North America.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+March 25, 2043 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 2.19197 Umbral Magnitude 1.11611 Gamma 0.38490 Sun Right Ascension 00h17m45.9s Sun Declination +01°55'21.5" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'02.4" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.8" Moon Right Ascension 12h18m26.9s Moon Declination -01°36'57.6" Moon Semi-Diameter 14'54.5" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°54'42.9" ΔT 81.0 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.
+ Eclipse season of March–April 2043 March 25Descending node (full moon) April 9Ascending node (new moon) Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 123 Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 149
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2043 A total lunar eclipse on March 25. A non-central total solar eclipse on April 9. A total lunar eclipse on September 19. A non-central annular solar eclipse on October 3.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 6, 2039 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 12, 2047
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 11, 2036 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 6, 2050
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 20, 2034 Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 30, 2052
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 25, 2032 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 22, 2054
Lunar Saros 123 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 14, 2025 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 4, 2061
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 15, 2014 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 4, 2072
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 24, 1956 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 24, 2130
Lunar eclipses of 2042–2045
Saros 123
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 130.
March 20, 2034March 30, 2052
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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