A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Saturday, January 12, 2047, with an umbral magnitude of 1.2358. 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 4.6 days before perigee (on January 16, 2047, at 16:20 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over eastern North and South America, Europe, and much of Africa, seen rising over western North and South America and setting over much of Asia.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+January 12, 2047 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 2.26653 Umbral Magnitude 1.23575 Gamma 0.33171 Sun Right Ascension 19h33m56.9s Sun Declination -21°40'46.3" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'15.8" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9" Moon Right Ascension 07h34m18.1s Moon Declination +21°59'20.2" Moon Semi-Diameter 15'46.6" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°57'54.2" ΔT 83.2 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 January 2047 January 12Descending node (full moon) January 26Ascending node (new moon) Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 125 Partial solar eclipseSolar Saros 151
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2047 A total lunar eclipse on January 12. A partial solar eclipse on January 26. A partial solar eclipse on June 23. A total lunar eclipse on July 7. A partial solar eclipse on July 22. A partial solar eclipse on December 16.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2043 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 30, 2050
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 30, 2039 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 22, 2054
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 5, 2038 Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 16, 2056
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 11, 2036 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 11, 2057
Lunar Saros 125 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 31, 2028 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 22, 2065
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 31, 2018 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 22, 2075
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 13, 1960 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 12, 2133
Lunar eclipses of 2046–2049
Saros 125
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 132. January 5, 2038January 16, 2056
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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