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January 2038 lunar eclipse

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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
January 21, 2038

The moon will perceptibly dim as the moon passed through the Earth's northern penumbral shadow
Series 114 (17 of 70)
Gamma -1.0710
Magnitude 0.8996
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Penumbral 4:05:48
Contacts UTC
P1 1:46:58
Greatest 3:49:52
P4 5:52:46

A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on January 21, 2038. It will be visible to the naked eye as 89.96% of the Moon will be immersed in Earth's penumbral shadow.[1] It is the first of 4 penumbral lunar eclipses in 2038, with the next eclipse on 17 June.

Visibility

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Lunar year series

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Lunar eclipse series sets from 2035-2038
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
114 2035 Feb 22
Penumbral
119 2035 Aug 19
Partial
124 2036 Feb 11
Total
129 2036 Aug 07
Total
134 2037 Jan 31
Total
139 2037 Jul 27
Partial
144 2038 Jan 21
Penumbral
149 2038 Jul 16
Penumbral
Last set 2034 Apr 03 Last set 2034 Sep 28
Next set 2038 Jun 17 Next set 2038 Dec 11

Saros cycle

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Lunar Saros series 144, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 20 total lunar eclipses.

First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1749 Jul 29

First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2146 Mar 28

First Total Lunar Eclipse: 2308 Jul 04

First Central Lunar Eclipse: 2362 Aug 06

Greatest Eclipse of the Lunar Saros 144: 2416 Sep 07

Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 2488 Oct 20

Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 2651 Jan 28

Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2867 Jun 08

Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 3011 Sep 04

See also

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Notes

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