A total lunar eclipse will take place on March 25, 2043.
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| Date | 25 March 2043 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gamma | 0.3849 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.1142[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 123 (54 of 72[2]) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 53 minutes 24 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 214 minutes 37 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 359 minutes 16 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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This lunar eclipse is the first of a tetrad, four total lunar eclipses in series. The last series was in 2032 and 2033, starting with an April 2032 lunar eclipse. The next tetrad series is in 2050 and 2051, starting with the May 2050 lunar eclipse.
Visibility edit
Related lunar eclipses edit
Lunar year series edit
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
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| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
| 113 | 2042 Apr 05
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Penumbral
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118 | 2042 Sep 29
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Penumbral
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| 123 | 2043 Mar 25
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Total
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128 | 2043 Sep 19
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Total
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| 133 | 2044 Mar 13
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Total
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138 | 2044 Sep 07
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Total
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| 143 | 2045 Mar 03
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Penumbral
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148 | 2045 Aug 27
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Penumbral
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| Last set | 2041 May 16 | Last set | 2042 Nov 08 | |||
| Next set | 2046 Jan 22 | Next set | 2046 Jul 18 | |||
Half-Saros cycle edit
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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 130.
| March 20, 2034 | March 30, 2052 |
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Tzolkinex edit
- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of February 11, 2036
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of May 6, 2050
See also edit
References edit
- ^ For a partial or total lunar eclipse, this value denotes the umbral magnitude. For a penumbral lunar eclipse, this denotes the penumbral magnitude.
- ^ Lunar Saros 123 - Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus (NASA's GSFC)
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links edit
- 2043 Mar 25 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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