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July 2027 lunar eclipse

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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
18 July 2027

The moon will imperceptibly dim as it clips the Earth's southern penumbral shadow
Series (and member) 110 (72 of 72)
Gamma -1.576
Magnitude 0.0014
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Penumbral 0:11:47
Contacts
P1 15:56:57 UTC
Greatest 16:02:53
P4 16:08:45

A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on Sunday, 18 July 2027.[1] The Moon will barely clip the edge of the Earth's penumbral shadow, and the eclipse will be impossible to see in practice. The event is listed as a miss[2] by some sources.

Visibility

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Insofar as it is visible at all, it will be visible over Asia and Australia.

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Eclipses in 2027

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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

Saros series

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This eclipse is a member of Saros series 110. The previous event occurred on July 7, 2009. This is the last lunar eclipse of this series.

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).[3] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 117.

13 July 2018 23 July 2036

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 110
  2. ^ "Almost Lunar Eclipse on July 18-19, 2027 – Where and when to See".
  3. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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