November 2040 lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse will take place on November 18, 2040. The southern limb of the Moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow.

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Total lunar eclipse November 18, 2040
Ecliptic north up The Moon’s southern limb will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow.
Saros (and member)	136 (21 of 72)
Gamma	0.2361
Magnitude	1.3974
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Totality	87:28
Partial	3:40:24
Penumbral	5:53:36
Contacts (UTC)
P1	16:07:52
U1	17:14:28
U2	18:20:46
Greatest	19:04:40
U3	19:48:34
U4	20:54:52
P4	22:01:28

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This eclipse is a part of a Saros cycle 136, and the second of the series that passes through the center of the Earth's shadow. The first central eclipse of this series took place on November 8, 2022.

It will be completely visible over Central Asia, Africa, and Europe, seen as rising over Western Africa, and South America, and setting over Australia.

Lunar year series (354 days)

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Lunar eclipse series sets from 2038-2042
Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart	Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart
Descending node			Ascending node
111	2038 Jun 17	Penumbral	116	2038 Dec 11	Penumbral
121	2039 Jun 06	Partial	126	2039 Nov 30	Partial
131	2040 May 26	Total	136	2040 Nov 18	Total
141	2041 May 16	Partial	146	2041 Nov 08	Partial
			156	2042 Oct 28	Penumbral

Last set	2038 Jul 16		Last set	2038 Jan 21

Next set	2042 Apr 05		Next set	2042 Sep 29

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Saros series

This eclipse is a part of Saros cycle 136, and the second of the series that passes through the center of the Earth's shadow. The first central eclipse of this series will take place on 8 November 2022. The next occurrence will happen on 30 November 2058.