A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Sunday, April 14, 2052, with an umbral magnitude of −0.1294. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into the Earth's penumbra. 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. Occurring about 2.4 days before apogee (on April 16, 2052, at 13:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over eastern North America, South America, western Europe, and west Africa, seen rising over western and central North America and setting over east Africa, eastern Europe, and west, central, and south Asia.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+April 14, 2052 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 0.94777 Umbral Magnitude −0.12938 Gamma 1.06290 Sun Right Ascension 01h32m05.6s Sun Declination +09°37'10.9" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'56.9" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.8" Moon Right Ascension 13h33m09.3s Moon Declination -08°41'36.6" Moon Semi-Diameter 14'48.3" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°54'20.2" ΔT 86.6 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 2052 March 30Descending node (new moon) April 14Ascending node (full moon) Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 130 Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 142
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2052 A total solar eclipse on March 30. A penumbral lunar eclipse on April 14. An annular solar eclipse on September 22. A partial lunar eclipse on October 8.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 26, 2048 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 1, 2056
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 2045 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 27, 2059
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 9, 2043 Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 20, 2061
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 16, 2041 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 14, 2063
Lunar Saros 142 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 3, 2034 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 25, 2070
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 5, 2023 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2081
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 14, 1965 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 13, 2139
Lunar eclipses of 2049–2052
Saros 142
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 149. April 9, 2043April 20, 2061
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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