Saros cycle series 159 for lunar eclipses occurs at the moon's descending node, repeats every 18 years 11 and 1/3 days. It contains 73 events (48 listed before 3000). [1]
| Cat. | Saros | Mem | Date | Time UT (hr:mn) | Type | Gamma | Magnitude | Duration (min) | Contacts UT (hr:mn) | Chart | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greatest | Pen. | Par. | Tot. | P1 | P4 | U1 | U2 | U3 | U4 | ||||||||
| 09989 | 159 | 1 | 2147 Sep 09 | 23:11:33 | Penumbral | -1.5372 | -0.9380 | 29.6 | 22:56:45 | 23:26:21 | |||||||
| 10033 | 159 | 2 | 2165 Sep 20 | 7:05:16 | Penumbral | -1.4858 | -0.8447 | 86.8 | 6:21:52 | 7:48:40 | |||||||
| 10076 | 159 | 3 | 2183 Oct 01 | 15:05:25 | Penumbral | -1.4396 | -0.7610 | 115.5 | 14:07:40 | 16:03:10 | |||||||
| 10119 | 159 | 4 | 2201 Oct 12 | 23:14:05 | Penumbral | -1.4001 | -0.6897 | 134.9 | 22:06:38 | 0:21:32 | |||||||
| 10163 | 159 | 5 | 2219 Oct 24 | 7:29:32 | Penumbral | -1.3663 | -0.6288 | 149.2 | 6:14:56 | 8:44:08 | |||||||
| 10208 | 159 | 6 | 2237 Nov 03 | 15:53:39 | Penumbral | -1.3394 | -0.5807 | 159.5 | 14:33:54 | 17:13:24 | |||||||
| 10253 | 159 | 7 | 2255 Nov 15 | 0:24:34 | Penumbral | -1.3181 | -0.5429 | 167.2 | 23:00:58 | 1:48:10 | |||||||
| 10299 | 159 | 8 | 2273 Nov 25 | 9:01:53 | Penumbral | -1.3020 | -0.5144 | 172.7 | 7:35:32 | 10:28:14 | |||||||
| 10346 | 159 | 9 | 2291 Dec 06 | 17:45:10 | Penumbral | -1.2908 | -0.4951 | 176.6 | 16:16:52 | 19:13:28 | |||||||
| 10392 | 159 | 10 | 2309 Dec 18 | 2:32:41 | Penumbral | -1.2830 | -0.4815 | 179.3 | 1:03:02 | 4:02:20 | |||||||
| 10438 | 159 | 11 | 2327 Dec 29 | 11:23:32 | Penumbral | -1.2784 | -0.4739 | 180.9 | 9:53:05 | 12:53:59 | |||||||
| 10484 | 159 | 12 | 2346 Jan 08 | 20:14:46 | Penumbral | -1.2743 | -0.4667 | 182.4 | 18:43:34 | 21:45:58 | |||||||
| 10529 | 159 | 13 | 2364 Jan 20 | 5:07:05 | Penumbral | -1.2715 | -0.4618 | 183.4 | 3:35:23 | 6:38:47 | |||||||
| 10574 | 159 | 14 | 2382 Jan 30 | 13:57:10 | Penumbral | -1.2668 | -0.4533 | 185.0 | 12:24:40 | 15:29:40 | |||||||
| 10618 | 159 | 15 | 2400 Feb 10 | 22:44:27 | Penumbral | -1.2606 | -0.4417 | 187.0 | 21:10:57 | 0:17:57 | |||||||
| 10663 | 159 | 16 | 2418 Feb 21 | 7:26:24 | Penumbral | -1.2504 | -0.4228 | 190.0 | 5:51:24 | 9:01:24 | |||||||
| 10707 | 159 | 17 | 2436 Mar 03 | 16:03:14 | Penumbral | -1.2367 | -0.3972 | 194.0 | 14:26:14 | 17:40:14 | |||||||
| 10751 | 159 | 18 | 2454 Mar 15 | 0:33:02 | Penumbral | -1.2176 | -0.3617 | 199.3 | 22:53:23 | 2:12:41 | |||||||
| 10793 | 159 | 19 | 2472 Mar 25 | 8:55:10 | Penumbral | -1.1927 | -0.3155 | 205.9 | 7:12:13 | 10:38:07 | |||||||
| 10835 | 159 | 20 | 2490 Apr 05 | 17:09:28 | Penumbral | -1.1619 | -0.2584 | 213.7 | 15:22:37 | 18:56:19 | |||||||
| 10876 | 159 | 21 | 2508 Apr 17 | 1:15:51 | Penumbral | -1.1252 | -0.1907 | 222.4 | 23:24:39 | 3:07:03 | |||||||
| 10916 | 159 | 22 | 2526 Apr 28 | 9:13:29 | Penumbral | -1.0819 | -0.1107 | 232.0 | 7:17:29 | 11:09:29 | |||||||
| 10957 | 159 | 23 | 2544 May 8 | 17:03:20 | Penumbral | -1.0325 | -0.0198 | 242.2 | 15:02:14 | 19:04:26 | |||||||
| 10999 | 159 | 24 | 2562 May 20 | 0:45:23 | Partial | -0.9772 | 0.0816 | 252.6 | 62.7 | 22:39:05 | 2:51:41 | 0:14:02 | 1:16:44 | ||||
| 11040 | 159 | 25 | 2580 May 30 | 8:21:38 | Partial | -0.9176 | 0.1908 | 263.0 | 94.7 | 6:10:08 | 10:33:08 | 7:34:17 | 9:08:59 | ||||
| 11080 | 159 | 26 | 2598 Jun 10 | 15:50:01 | Partial | -0.8521 | 0.3105 | 273.5 | 119.1 | 13:33:16 | 18:06:46 | 14:50:28 | 16:49:34 | ||||
| 11120 | 159 | 27 | 2616 Jun 21 | 23:14:53 | Partial | -0.7845 | 0.4340 | 283.3 | 138.6 | 20:53:14 | 1:36:32 | 22:05:35 | 0:24:11 | ||||
| 11159 | 159 | 28 | 2634 Jul 03 | 6:34:23 | Partial | -0.7131 | 0.5640 | 292.7 | 155.3 | 4:08:02 | 9:00:44 | 5:16:44 | 7:52:02 | ||||
| 11200 | 159 | 29 | 2652 Jul 13 | 13:52:27 | Partial | -0.6410 | 0.6951 | 301.3 | 169.3 | 11:21:48 | 16:23:06 | 12:27:48 | 15:17:06 | ||||
| 11242 | 159 | 30 | 2670 Jul 24 | 21:06:28 | Partial | -0.5663 | 0.8306 | 309.3 | 181.4 | 18:31:49 | 23:41:07 | 19:35:46 | 22:37:10 | ||||
| 11285 | 159 | 31 | 2688 Aug 04 | 4:22:03 | Partial | -0.4936 | 0.9620 | 316.3 | 191.4 | 1:43:54 | 7:00:12 | 2:46:21 | 5:57:45 | ||||
| 11328 | 159 | 32 | 2706 Aug 16 | 11:37:00 | Total | -0.4214 | 1.0924 | 322.5 | 199.6 | 45.8 | 8:55:45 | 14:18:15 | 9:57:12 | 11:14:06 | 11:59:54 | 13:16:48 | |
| 11371 | 159 | 33 | 2724 Aug 26 | 18:54:49 | Total | -0.3524 | 1.2168 | 327.9 | 206.3 | 67.5 | 16:10:52 | 21:38:46 | 17:11:40 | 18:21:04 | 19:28:34 | 20:37:58 | |
| 11413 | 159 | 34 | 2742 Sep 07 | 2:14:46 | Total | -0.2857 | 1.3365 | 332.5 | 211.5 | 80.9 | 23:28:31 | 5:01:01 | 0:29:01 | 1:34:19 | 2:55:13 | 4:00:31 | |
| 11457 | 159 | 35 | 2760 Sep 17 | 9:40:35 | Total | -0.2246 | 1.4459 | 336.3 | 215.5 | 89.5 | 6:52:26 | 12:28:44 | 7:52:50 | 8:55:50 | 10:25:20 | 11:28:20 | |
| 11501 | 159 | 36 | 2778 Sep 28 | 17:10:59 | Total | -0.1682 | 1.5464 | 339.6 | 218.4 | 95.2 | 14:21:11 | 20:00:47 | 15:21:47 | 16:23:23 | 17:58:35 | 19:00:11 | |
| 11547 | 159 | 37 | 2796 Oct 09 | 0:47:09 | Total | -0.1173 | 1.6368 | 342.3 | 220.5 | 98.8 | 21:56:00 | 3:38:18 | 22:56:54 | 23:57:45 | 1:36:33 | 2:37:24 | |
| 11593 | 159 | 38 | 2814 Oct 20 | 8:29:42 | Total | -0.0725 | 1.7158 | 344.7 | 222.0 | 100.9 | 5:37:21 | 11:22:03 | 6:38:42 | 7:39:15 | 9:20:09 | 10:20:42 | |
| 11641 | 159 | 39 | 2832 Oct 30 | 16:19:38 | Total | -0.0344 | 1.7828 | 346.7 | 222.9 | 101.9 | 13:26:17 | 19:12:59 | 14:28:11 | 15:28:41 | 17:10:35 | 18:11:05 | |
| 11687 | 159 | 40 | 2850 Nov 11 | 0:15:59 | Total | -0.0023 | 1.8387 | 348.5 | 223.5 | 102.2 | 21:21:44 | 3:10:14 | 22:24:14 | 23:24:53 | 1:07:05 | 2:07:44 | |
| 11733 | 159 | 41 | 2868 Nov 21 | 8:18:53 | Total | 0.0238 | 1.7963 | 350.1 | 224.0 | 102.1 | 5:23:50 | 11:13:56 | 6:26:53 | 7:27:50 | 9:09:56 | 10:10:53 | |
| 11779 | 159 | 42 | 2886 Dec 02 | 16:27:49 | Total | 0.0441 | 1.7563 | 351.6 | 224.3 | 101.8 | 13:32:01 | 19:23:37 | 14:35:40 | 15:36:55 | 17:18:43 | 18:19:58 | |
| 11825 | 159 | 43 | 2904 Dec 14 | 0:42:23 | Total | 0.0592 | 1.7261 | 353.1 | 224.6 | 101.5 | 21:45:50 | 3:38:56 | 22:50:05 | 23:51:38 | 1:33:08 | 2:34:41 | |
| 11870 | 159 | 44 | 2922 Dec 25 | 8:59:41 | Total | 0.0713 | 1.7017 | 354.5 | 224.9 | 101.2 | 6:02:26 | 11:56:56 | 7:07:14 | 8:09:05 | 9:50:17 | 10:52:08 | |
| 11915 | 159 | 45 | 2941 Jan 04 | 17:20:48 | Total | 0.0797 | 1.6843 | 355.8 | 225.3 | 100.9 | 14:22:54 | 20:18:42 | 15:28:09 | 16:30:21 | 18:11:15 | 19:13:27 | |
| 11961 | 159 | 46 | 2959 Jan 16 | 1:42:19 | Total | 0.0872 | 1.6688 | 357.1 | 225.7 | 100.7 | 22:43:46 | 4:40:52 | 23:49:28 | 0:51:58 | 2:32:40 | 3:35:10 | |
| 12007 | 159 | 47 | 2977 Jan 26 | 10:04:13 | Total | 0.0936 | 1.6556 | 358.3 | 226.1 | 100.6 | 7:05:04 | 13:03:22 | 8:11:10 | 9:13:55 | 10:54:31 | 11:57:16 | |
| 12051 | 159 | 48 | 2995 Feb 06 | 18:22:27 | Total | 0.1025 | 1.6382 | 359.4 | 226.4 | 100.3 | 15:22:45 | 21:22:09 | 16:29:15 | 17:32:18 | 19:12:36 | 20:15:39 | |
The saros is a period of exactly 223 synodic months, approximately 6585.321 days, or 18 years plus 10, 11, or 12 days, and 8 hours, that can be used to predict eclipses of the Sun and Moon. One saros period after an eclipse, the Sun, Earth, and Moon return to approximately the same relative geometry, a near straight line, and a nearly identical eclipse will occur, in what is referred to as an eclipse cycle. A sar is one half of a saros.
A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, May 4, 2004, with an umbral magnitude of 1.3035. 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 1.2 days before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
A total lunar eclipse took place at 0308 UT (GMT) on Thursday, August 17, 1989, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 1989.
A total lunar eclipse will take place on May 26, 2040. The northern limb of the Moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow. This is the second central lunar eclipse of Saros series 131. This lunar event will occur near perigee, as a result, it will be referred to as a "super flower blood moon" or "super blood moon", though not quite as close to Earth as the eclipse of May 26, 2021.
A total lunar eclipse took place on Thursday, April 24, 1986, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 1986, the second being on October 17, 1986. The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour, 3 minutes and 34.8 seconds, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 20.217% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours, 18 minutes and 46.8 seconds in total. The Moon was just 1.2 days before perigee, making it 5.3% larger than average.
A partial lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, August 27, 1988, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1988, the first being on March 3, 1988. The Earth's shadow on the Moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 29.159% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour, 52 minutes and 59.7 seconds. The Moon was only 5 hours and 48 minutes before perigee, making it 6.3% larger than average
A total lunar eclipse took place on Sunday, April 2, 1950. This was the first total lunar eclipse of Saros cycle 131.
A total lunar eclipse will take place on June 6, 2058. The Moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow.
A total lunar eclipse will take place on June 17, 2076. The moon will pass through the center of the Earth's 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 a gamma value of only −0.0452 and an umbral eclipse magnitude of 1.7943, this is the second greatest eclipse in Saros series 131 as well as the largest and darkest lunar eclipse between June 26, 2029 and June 28, 2094. Overall, it will be the third largest and darkest lunar eclipse of the 21st century. While it will have similar values to the lunar eclipse of July 16, 2000, totality will not last over 106 minutes due to the moon's relatively large apparent size as seen from Earth and greater speed in its elliptical orbit. Totality's expected to last 100 minutes 34 seconds from 9:11:39 to 10:52:15 with the greatest point at 10:01:57 UTC.
A total lunar eclipse will take place on June 28, 2094. The Moon will pass through the center of the Earth's 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 a gamma value of only 0.0288 and an umbral eclipse magnitude of 1.8234, this is the greatest eclipse in Saros series 131 as well as the second largest and darkest lunar eclipse of the 21st century.
A partial lunar eclipse took place on Thursday, March 12, 1914.
A total lunar eclipse took place on Sunday, July 26, 1953.
A total lunar eclipse will take place on September 19, 2043.
Saros cycle series 159 for solar eclipses will occur at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 70 eclipses, 41 of which will be umbral. The first eclipse of the series will be on 23 May 2134 and the last will be on 17 June 3378.
Saros cycle series 112 for lunar eclipses occurs at the moon's ascending node, 18 years 11 and 1/3 days. It contains 72 events, with 15 total eclipses, starting in 1364 and ending in 1616. Solar Saros 119 interleaves with this lunar Saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.
Saros cycle series 114 for lunar eclipses occurs at the moon's ascending node, 18 years 11 and 1/3 days. It contains 71 member events, with 13 total eclipses, starting in 1458 and ending in 1674. Solar saros 121 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.
Saros cycle series 128 for lunar eclipses occurs at the moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years 11 and 1/3 days. It contains 71 events. Solar saros 135 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.
Saros cycle series 130 for lunar eclipses occurs at the moon's ascending node, repeats every 18 years 11+1/3 days. The 130th lunar saros is associated with Solar Saros 137.
Saros cycle series 127 for lunar eclipses occurs at the moon's descending node, repeats every 18 years 11 and 1/3 days. It contains 72 events. Solar saros 134 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series. It consisted with 10 penumbral eclipses, 21 partial eclipses, 11 total eclipses, 21 partial eclipses, and ends with 8 penumbral eclipses.
Saros cycle series 129 for lunar eclipses occurs at the moon's descending node, repeats every 18 years 11+1/3 days. The 129th lunar saros is associated with Solar Saros 136.
