| Penumbral Lunar Eclipse December 12, 2038 | |
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 The moon will perceptibly dim as the moon passes through the Earth's southern penumbral shadow | |
| Series (and member) | 116 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Penumbral | |
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| P1 | UTC |
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| P4 | |
A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on December 11, 2038. [1] It is the last of 4 penumbral lunar eclipses in 2038.
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
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| Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | |
| 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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