April 2042 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on April 5, 2042.

April 2042 lunar eclipse

Penumbral eclipse
Date	5 April 2042
Gamma	1.1080
Magnitude	0.8680[1]
Saros cycle	113 (65 of 71[2])
Penumbral	268 minutes 27 seconds
Contacts (UTC) P1 12:14:31 Greatest 14:28:45 P4 16:42:58
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Visibility

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Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2042-2045

Descending node				Ascending node
Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart		Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart
113	2042 Apr 05	Penumbral		118	2042 Sep 29	Penumbral
123	2043 Mar 25	Total		128	2043 Sep 19	Total
133	2044 Mar 13	Total		138	2044 Sep 07	Total
143	2045 Mar 03	Penumbral		148	2045 Aug 27	Penumbral
Last set	2041 May 16			Last set	2042 Nov 08
Next set	2046 Jan 22			Next set	2046 Jul 18

See also

• List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses

Notes

1. For a partial or total lunar eclipse, this value denotes the umbral magnitude. For a penumbral lunar eclipse, this denotes the penumbral magnitude.
2. Lunar Saros 113 - Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus (NASA's GSFC)

External links

• 2042 Apr 05 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC