A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Friday, May 6, 2050, with an umbral magnitude of 1.0779. 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 6.5 days after apogee (on April 30, 2050, at 11:10 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 October 30, 2050; April 26, 2051; and October 19, 2051.
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Antarctica, seen rising over eastern North America and South America and setting over much of Asia and Australia.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular luanr eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+May 6, 2050 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 2.10642 Umbral Magnitude 1.07790 Gamma −0.41809 Sun Right Ascension 02h56m30.8s Sun Declination +16°47'28.5" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'51.3" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 14h56m12.1s Moon Declination -17°10'41.9" Moon Semi-Diameter 15'24.9" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°56'34.4" ΔT 85.3 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 May 2050 May 6Ascending node (full moon) May 20Descending node (new moon) Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 122 Hybrid solar eclipseSolar Saros 148
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2050 A total lunar eclipse on May 6. A hybrid solar eclipse on May 20. A total lunar eclipse on October 30. A partial solar eclipse on November 14.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 18, 2046 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 22, 2054
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2043 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 17, 2057
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 30, 2041 Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 11, 2059
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 6, 2039 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 4, 2061
Lunar Saros 122 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 25, 2032 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 17, 2068
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2021 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 16, 2079
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 6, 1963 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 7, 2137
Lunar eclipses of 2049–2052
Metonic series
Saros 122
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 partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 129. April 30, 2041May 11, 2059
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses Tetrad
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