A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, March 4, 2053, with an umbral magnitude of −0.0796. 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 4.1 days after perigee (on February 28, 2053, at 15:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
Visibility The eclipse will be completely visible over Asia and Australia, seen rising over Africa and Europe and setting over northwestern North America and the central Pacific Ocean.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+March 4, 2053 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 0.93338 Umbral Magnitude −0.07963 Gamma −1.05310 Sun Right Ascension 23h03m14.8s Sun Declination -06°03'47.9" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'07.7" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9" Moon Right Ascension 11h02m02.1s Moon Declination +05°04'58.9" Moon Semi-Diameter 15'55.3" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°58'26.0" ΔT 87.2 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 March 2053 March 4Ascending node (full moon) March 20Descending node (new moon) Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 114 Annular solar eclipseSolar Saros 140
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2053 A penumbral lunar eclipse on March 4. An annular solar eclipse on March 20. A penumbral lunar eclipse on August 29. A total solar eclipse on September 12.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 17, 2049 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 22, 2056
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 22, 2046 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 15, 2060
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 28, 2044 Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 11, 2062
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 5, 2042 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 2, 2064
Lunar Saros 114 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 22, 2035 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 16, 2071
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2024 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 13, 2082
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 4, 1966 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 4, 2140
Lunar eclipses of 2053–2056
Saros 114
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 121. February 28, 2044March 11, 2062
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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