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A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, June 26, 2029,[1] with an umbral magnitude of 1.8452. 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 3.7 days before perigee (on June 22, 2029, at 11:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.[2]
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 The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | June 26, 2029 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gamma | 0.0124 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.8452 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 130 (35 of 72) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 101 minutes, 53 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 219 minutes, 32 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 335 minutes, 8 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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The moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow. Totality will last 1 hour, 41 minutes, and 53 seconds, the maximum duration for Saros series 130. The eclipse will plunge the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passes right through the center of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may be stained a deep orange or red color at maximum eclipse.
With an umbral eclipse magnitude of 1.84520, this is the largest lunar eclipse of the 21st century. Gamma has a value of only 0.01240. Due to the Moon's relatively large size as seen from Earth and greater speed in its elliptical orbit, totality will not last over 106 minutes. This is the darkest and greatest total lunar eclipse in the 21st century.
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The eclipse will be completely visible over eastern North America, South America, and west Africa, seen rising over western and central North America and the eastern Pacific Ocean and setting over Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.[3]
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Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[4]
| Parameter | Value |
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| Penumbral Magnitude | 2.82822 |
| Umbral Magnitude | 1.84520 |
| Gamma | 0.01240 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 06h21m03.1s |
| Sun Declination | +23°20'50.2" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'44.1" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 18h21m02.6s |
| Moon Declination | -23°20'06.9" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'00.4" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°58'44.7" |
| ΔT | 73.6 s |
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This 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 12 Descending node (new moon) | June 26 Ascending node (full moon) | July 11 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 |
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Eclipses in 2029
Metonic
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 7, 2025
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 14, 2033
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 16, 2022
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 7, 2036
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 21, 2020
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 2, 2038
Tritos
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 27, 2018
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2040
Lunar Saros 130
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 15, 2011
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 7, 2047
Inex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 16, 2000
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 6, 2058
Triad
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 26, 1942
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 27, 2116
Lunar eclipses of 2027–2031
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 2027–2031 | ||||||||
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| 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
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.
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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.[5] |
Penumbral | Partial | Total | Central |
| 1416 Jun 10 | 1560 Sep 4 | 1921 Apr 22 |
1957 May 13 | |
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| 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 | |||
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| 1957 May 13 | 1975 May 25 | 1993 Jun 4 | |||
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| 2011 Jun 15 | 2029 Jun 26 | 2047 Jul 7 | |||
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| 2065 Jul 17 | 2083 Jul 29 | ||||
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Inex series
The inex series repeats eclipses 20 days short of 29 years, repeating on average every 10571.95 days. This period is equal to 358 lunations (synodic months) and 388.5 draconic months. Saros series increment by one on successive Inex events and repeat at alternate ascending and descending lunar nodes.
This period is 383.6734 anomalistic months (the period of the Moon's elliptical orbital precession). Despite the average 0.05 time-of-day shift between subsequent events, the variation of the Moon in its elliptical orbit at each event causes the actual eclipse time to vary significantly. It is a part of Lunar Inex series 40.
All events in this series shown (from 1000 to 2500) are central total lunar eclipses.
| Descending node | Ascending node | Descending node | Ascending node | ||||
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| Saros | Date | Saros | Date | Saros | Date | Saros | Date |
| 95 | 1016 May 24 | 96 | 1045 May 3 | 97 | 1074 Apr 14 | 98 | 1103 Mar 25 |
| 99 | 1132 Mar 3 | 100 | 1161 Feb 12 | 101 | 1190 Jan 23 | 102 | 1219 Jan 2 |
| 103 | 1247 Dec 13 | 104 | 1276 Nov 23 | 105 | 1305 Nov 2 | 106 | 1334 Oct 13 |
| 107 | 1363 Sep 23 | 108 | 1392 Sep 2 | 109 | 1421 Aug 13 | 110 | 1450 Jul 24 |
| 111 | 1479 Jul 4 | 112 | 1508 Jun 13 |
113 | 1537 May 24 | 114 | 1566 May 4 |
| 115 | 1595 Apr 24 | 116 | 1624 Apr 3 | 117 | 1653 Mar 14 | 118 | 1682 Feb 21 |
| 119 | 1711 Feb 3 | 120 | 1740 Jan 13 | 121 | 1768 Dec 23 | 122 | 1797 Dec 4 |
| 123 | 1826 Nov 14 | 124 | 1855 Oct 25 | 125 | 1884 Oct 4 | 126 | 1913 Sep 15 |
| 127 | 1942 Aug 26 |
128 | 1971 Aug 6 |
129 | 2000 Jul 16 |
130 | 2029 Jun 26 |
| 131 | 2058 Jun 6 |
132 | 2087 May 17 |
133 | 2116 Apr 27 | 134 | 2145 Apr 7 |
| 135 | 2174 Mar 18 | 136 | 2203 Feb 26 | 137 | 2232 Feb 7 | 138 | 2261 Jan 17 |
| 139 | 2289 Dec 27 | 140 | 2318 Dec 9 | 141 | 2347 Nov 19 | 142 | 2376 Oct 28 |
| 143 | 2405 Oct 8 | 144 | 2434 Sep 18 | 145 | 2463 Aug 29 | 146 | 2492 Aug 8 |
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[6] This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 137.
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