A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Sunday, February 22, 2054, with an umbral magnitude of 1.2781. 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 1.2 days before perigee (on February 21, 2054, at 2:55 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
This lunar eclipse will be the first of an almost tetrad, with the others being on August 18, 2054 (total); February 11, 2055 (total); and August 7, 2055 (partial).
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over North and South America, seen rising over much of Africa and Europe and setting over northeast Asia and eastern Australia.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+February 22, 2054 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 2.25022 Umbral Magnitude 1.27805 Gamma −0.32419 Sun Right Ascension 22h23m02.4s Sun Declination -10°05'18.4" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'10.2" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9" Moon Right Ascension 10h22m40.9s Moon Declination +09°46'14.8" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'38.0" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 1°01'02.7" ΔT 87.8 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 2054 February 22Ascending node (full moon) March 9Descending node (new moon) Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 124 Partial solar eclipseSolar Saros 150
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2054 A total lunar eclipse on February 22. A partial solar eclipse on March 9. A partial solar eclipse on August 3. A total lunar eclipse on August 18. A partial solar eclipse on September 2.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 6, 2050 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 11, 2057
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 12, 2047 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 4, 2061
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 2045 Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 28, 2063
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2043 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 22, 2065
Lunar Saros 124 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 11, 2036 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 4, 2072
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 14, 2025 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 2, 2083
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 24, 1967 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 23, 2140
Lunar eclipses of 2053–2056
Saros 124
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 solar eclipses of Solar Saros 131. February 16, 2045February 28, 2063
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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