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December 2029 lunar eclipse

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Total lunar eclipse
December 20, 2029
Ecliptic north up

The Moon will not pass through the center of the Earth's shadow.
Saros (and member) 135 (24 of 71)
Gamma -0.3811
Magnitude 1.1174
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Totality 53:44
Partial 3:33:18
Penumbral 5:58:00
Contacts (UTC)
P1 19:44:12
U1 20:56:33
U2 22:16:21
Greatest 22:43:12
U3 23:10:03
U4 0.29:51
P4 1:42:12

A total lunar eclipse will take place between Thursday and Friday, December 20-21, 2029.[1]

Visibility

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Lunar year series

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Lunar eclipse series sets from 2027–2031
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Gamma Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Gamma
110 2027 Jul 18
Penumbral
-1.57589 115 2028 Jan 12
Partial
0.98177
120 2028 Jul 06
Partial
-0.79040 125 2028 Dec 31
Total
0.32583
130 2029 Jun 26
Total
0.01240 135 2029 Dec 20
Total
-0.38110
140 2030 Jun 15
Partial
0.75346 145 2030 Dec 09
Penumbral
-1.07315
150 2031 Jun 05
Penumbral
1.47322
Last set 2027 Aug 17 Last set 2027 Feb 20
Next set 2031 May 07 Next set 2031 Oct 30

Metonic series (19 years)

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The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the Earth's shadow will be in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

Ascending node Descending node
  1. 1991 Jun 27 - penumbral (110)
  2. 2010 Jun 26 - partial (120)
  3. 2029 Jun 26 - total (130)
  4. 2048 Jun 26 - partial (140)
  5. 2067 Jun 27 - penumbral (150)
  1. 1991 Dec 21 - partial (115)
  2. 2010 Dec 21 - total (125)
  3. 2029 Dec 20 - total (135)
  4. 2048 Dec 20 - partial (145)

Half-Saros cycle

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A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 142.

December 14, 2020 December 26, 2038

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 135
  2. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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