Total eclipse | |||||||||||||||||
The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left | |||||||||||||||||
Date | July 7, 2047 | ||||||||||||||||
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Gamma | −0.0636 | ||||||||||||||||
Magnitude | 1.7529 | ||||||||||||||||
Saros cycle | 130 (36 of 72) | ||||||||||||||||
Totality | 100 minutes, 49 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
Partiality | 218 minutes, 31 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
Penumbral | 333 minutes, 27 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Sunday, July 7, 2047, with an umbral magnitude of 1.7529. 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 3.4 days after perigee (on July 4, 2047, at 0:55 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
The moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow. Totality will last 100 minutes 49 seconds, the second longest for this Saros series.
Visibility
The eclipse will be completely visible over eastern Australia, Antarctica, and the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, seen rising over east Asia and western Australia and setting over North and South America.
Eclipse details
Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
Parameter | Value |
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Penumbral Magnitude | 2.73257 |
Umbral Magnitude | 1.75293 |
Gamma | −0.06362 |
Sun Right Ascension | 07h06m19.6s |
Sun Declination | +22°33'30.9" |
Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'43.9" |
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
Moon Right Ascension | 19h06m23.0s |
Moon Declination | -22°37'10.8" |
Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'03.5" |
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°58'56.1" |
ΔT | 83.5 s |
Eclipse season
See also: Eclipse cycleThis 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.
June 23 Descending node (new moon) |
July 7 Ascending node (full moon) |
July 22 Descending node (new moon) |
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Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 118 |
Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 130 |
Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 156 |
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 September 19, 2043
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 26, 2051
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2040
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 18, 2054
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 2, 2038
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 12, 2056
Tritos
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 7, 2036
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 6, 2058
Lunar Saros 130
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 26, 2029
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 17, 2065
Inex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 27, 2018
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 17, 2076
Triad
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 5, 1960
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 8, 2134
Lunar eclipses of 2046–2049
Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
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Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
115 | 2046 Jan 22 |
Partial |
120 | 2046 Jul 18 |
Partial | |
125 | 2047 Jan 12 |
Total |
130 | 2047 Jul 07 |
Total | |
135 | 2048 Jan 01 |
Total |
140 | 2048 Jun 26 |
Partial | |
145 | 2048 Dec 20 |
Penumbral |
150 | 2049 Jun 15 |
Penumbral | |
Last set | 2045 Aug 27 | Last set | 2045 Mar 03 | |||
Next set | 2049 Nov 09 | Next set | 2049 May 17 |
Saros 130
Lunar saros series 130, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 56 umbral lunar eclipses (42 partial lunar eclipses and 14 total lunar eclipses). Solar Saros 137 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.
Greatest | First | |||
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The greatest eclipse of the series will occur on 2029 Jun 26, lasting 102 minutes. |
Penumbral | Partial | Total | Central |
1416 Jun 10 | 1560 Sep 4 | 1921 Apr 22 |
1957 May 13 | |
Last | ||||
Central | Total | Partial | Penumbral | |
2083 Jul 29 |
2155 Sep 11 | 2552 May 10 | 2678 Jul 26 |
1903 Apr 12 | 1921 Apr 22 | 1939 May 3 | |||
1957 May 13 | 1975 May 25 | 1993 Jun 4 | |||
2011 Jun 15 | 2029 Jun 26 | 2047 Jul 7 | |||
2065 Jul 17 | 2083 Jul 29 | ||||
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 137.
July 2, 2038 | July 12, 2056 |
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See also
Notes
- "July 6–7, 2047 Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)". timeanddate. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- "Total Lunar Eclipse of 2047 Jul 07" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- "Total Lunar Eclipse of 2047 Jul 07". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- Listing of Eclipses of cycle 130
- Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
- 2047 Jul 07 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC