Saros cycle series 161 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 by 3000). [1]
This lunar saros is linked to Solar Saros 168.
| 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 | ||||||||
| 10263 | 161 | 1 | 2259 Sep 02 | 14:47:56 | Penumbral | -1.5668 | -1.0435 | 30.2 | 14:32:50 | 15:03:02 | |||||||
| 10309 | 161 | 2 | 2277 Sep 12 | 21:49:40 | Penumbral | -1.4999 | -0.9207 | 109.1 | 20:55:07 | 22:44:13 | |||||||
| 10356 | 161 | 3 | 2295 Sep 24 | 5:00:02 | Penumbral | -1.4387 | -0.8086 | 146.4 | 3:46:50 | 6:13:14 | |||||||
| 10402 | 161 | 4 | 2313 Oct 05 | 12:20:12 | Penumbral | -1.3843 | -0.7088 | 171.6 | 10:54:24 | 13:46:00 | |||||||
| 10448 | 161 | 5 | 2331 Oct 16 | 19:49:56 | Penumbral | -1.3365 | -0.6213 | 190.2 | 18:14:50 | 21:25:02 | |||||||
| 10494 | 161 | 6 | 2349 Oct 27 | 3:30:27 | Penumbral | -1.2963 | -0.5476 | 203.8 | 1:48:33 | 5:12:21 | |||||||
| 10539 | 161 | 7 | 2367 Nov 07 | 11:20:25 | Penumbral | -1.2630 | -0.4867 | 213.8 | 9:33:31 | 13:07:19 | |||||||
| 10583 | 161 | 8 | 2385 Nov 17 | 19:18:57 | Penumbral | -1.2358 | -0.4366 | 221.3 | 17:28:18 | 21:09:36 | |||||||
| 10628 | 161 | 9 | 2403 Nov 29 | 3:25:44 | Penumbral | -1.2145 | -0.3973 | 226.6 | 1:32:26 | 5:19:02 | |||||||
| 10672 | 161 | 10 | 2421 Dec 09 | 11:40:03 | Penumbral | -1.1984 | -0.3671 | 230.3 | 9:44:54 | 13:35:12 | |||||||
| 10716 | 161 | 11 | 2439 Dec 20 | 19:59:36 | Penumbral | -1.1858 | -0.3434 | 232.7 | 18:03:15 | 21:55:57 | |||||||
| 10760 | 161 | 12 | 2457 Dec 31 | 4:23:20 | Penumbral | -1.1759 | -0.3242 | 234.3 | 2:26:11 | 6:20:29 | |||||||
| 10802 | 161 | 13 | 2476 Jan 11 | 12:49:31 | Penumbral | -1.1672 | -0.3068 | 235.5 | 10:51:46 | 14:47:16 | |||||||
| 10843 | 161 | 14 | 2494 Jan 21 | 21:17:45 | Penumbral | -1.1593 | -0.2908 | 236.4 | 19:19:33 | 23:15:57 | |||||||
| 10884 | 161 | 15 | 2512 Feb 03 | 5:43:56 | Penumbral | -1.1489 | -0.2698 | 237.7 | 3:45:05 | 7:42:47 | |||||||
| 10924 | 161 | 16 | 2530 Feb 13 | 14:09:12 | Penumbral | -1.1371 | -0.2459 | 239.3 | 12:09:33 | 16:08:51 | |||||||
| 10965 | 161 | 17 | 2548 Feb 24 | 22:29:44 | Penumbral | -1.1206 | -0.2131 | 241.8 | 20:28:50 | 0:30:38 | |||||||
| 11007 | 161 | 18 | 2566 Mar 07 | 6:46:52 | Penumbral | -1.1006 | -0.1738 | 244.9 | 4:44:25 | 8:49:19 | |||||||
| 11048 | 161 | 19 | 2584 Mar 17 | 14:56:25 | Penumbral | -1.0736 | -0.1213 | 249.3 | 12:51:46 | 17:01:04 | |||||||
| 11088 | 161 | 20 | 2602 Mar 29 | 23:01:38 | Penumbral | -1.0422 | -0.0609 | 254.2 | 20:54:32 | 1:08:44 | |||||||
| 11128 | 161 | 21 | 2620 Apr 09 | 6:58:47 | Partial | -1.0036 | 0.0130 | 260.0 | 26.0 | 4:48:47 | 9:08:47 | 6:45:47 | 7:11:47 | ||||
| 11169 | 161 | 22 | 2638 Apr 20 | 14:49:41 | Partial | -0.9590 | 0.0978 | 266.4 | 70.4 | 12:36:29 | 17:02:53 | 14:14:29 | 15:24:53 | ||||
| 11210 | 161 | 23 | 2656 Apr 30 | 22:32:51 | Partial | -0.9076 | 0.1952 | 273.3 | 97.8 | 20:16:12 | 0:49:30 | 21:43:57 | 23:21:45 | ||||
| 11252 | 161 | 24 | 2674 May 12 | 6:11:01 | Partial | -0.8512 | 0.3014 | 280.2 | 119.3 | 3:50:55 | 8:31:07 | 5:11:22 | 7:10:40 | ||||
| 11295 | 161 | 25 | 2692 May 22 | 13:43:08 | Partial | -0.7889 | 0.4184 | 287.1 | 137.7 | 11:19:35 | 16:06:41 | 12:34:17 | 14:51:59 | ||||
| 11338 | 161 | 26 | 2710 Jun 03 | 21:10:23 | Partial | -0.7219 | 0.5439 | 293.7 | 153.6 | 18:43:32 | 23:37:14 | 19:53:35 | 22:27:11 | ||||
| 11380 | 161 | 27 | 2728 Jun 14 | 4:34:21 | Partial | -0.6514 | 0.6755 | 299.8 | 167.2 | 2:04:27 | 7:04:15 | 3:10:45 | 5:57:57 | ||||
| 11422 | 161 | 28 | 2746 Jun 25 | 11:55:59 | Partial | -0.5784 | 0.8114 | 305.3 | 178.6 | 9:23:20 | 14:28:38 | 10:26:41 | 13:25:17 | ||||
| 11466 | 161 | 29 | 2764 Jul 05 | 19:15:49 | Partial | -0.5030 | 0.9515 | 310.0 | 188.3 | 16:40:49 | 21:50:49 | 17:41:40 | 20:49:58 | ||||
| 11510 | 161 | 30 | 2782 Jul 17 | 2:35:28 | Total | -0.4266 | 1.0932 | 314.0 | 196.2 | 45.2 | 23:58:28 | 5:12:28 | 0:57:22 | 2:12:52 | 2:58:04 | 4:13:34 | |
| 11556 | 161 | 31 | 2800 Jul 27 | 9:56:36 | Total | -0.3507 | 1.2337 | 317.1 | 202.3 | 68.4 | 7:18:03 | 12:35:09 | 8:15:27 | 9:22:24 | 10:30:48 | 11:37:45 | |
| 11603 | 161 | 32 | 2818 Aug 07 | 17:20:37 | Total | -0.2767 | 1.3702 | 319.4 | 206.9 | 82.0 | 14:40:55 | 20:00:19 | 15:37:10 | 16:39:37 | 18:01:37 | 19:04:04 | |
| 11651 | 161 | 33 | 2836 Aug 18 | 0:46:58 | Total | -0.2040 | 1.5043 | 320.9 | 210.1 | 90.7 | 22:06:31 | 3:27:25 | 23:01:55 | 0:01:37 | 1:32:19 | 2:32:01 | |
| 11697 | 161 | 34 | 2854 Aug 29 | 8:19:05 | Total | -0.1357 | 1.6300 | 321.8 | 212.1 | 96.0 | 5:38:11 | 10:59:59 | 6:33:02 | 7:31:05 | 9:07:05 | 10:05:08 | |
| 11743 | 161 | 35 | 2872 Sep 08 | 15:55:59 | Total | -0.0708 | 1.7491 | 322.0 | 213.0 | 98.8 | 13:14:59 | 18:36:59 | 14:09:29 | 15:06:35 | 16:45:23 | 17:42:29 | |
| 11789 | 161 | 36 | 2890 Sep 19 | 23:40:17 | Total | -0.0118 | 1.8572 | 321.8 | 213.1 | 99.7 | 20:59:23 | 2:21:11 | 21:53:44 | 22:50:26 | 0:30:08 | 1:26:50 | |
| 11834 | 161 | 37 | 2908 Oct 01 | 7:29:50 | Total | 0.0432 | 1.7990 | 321.2 | 212.5 | 99.1 | 4:49:14 | 10:10:26 | 5:43:35 | 6:40:17 | 8:19:23 | 9:16:05 | |
| 11879 | 161 | 38 | 2926 Oct 12 | 15:28:29 | Total | 0.0907 | 1.7113 | 320.4 | 211.5 | 97.5 | 12:48:17 | 18:08:41 | 13:42:44 | 14:39:44 | 16:17:14 | 17:14:14 | |
| 11924 | 161 | 39 | 2944 Oct 22 | 23:33:47 | Total | 0.1330 | 1.6330 | 319.4 | 210.2 | 95.2 | 20:54:05 | 2:13:29 | 21:48:41 | 22:46:11 | 0:21:23 | 1:18:53 | |
| 11970 | 161 | 40 | 2962 Nov 03 | 7:47:44 | Total | 0.1683 | 1.5675 | 318.4 | 208.8 | 92.5 | 5:08:32 | 10:26:56 | 6:03:20 | 7:01:29 | 8:33:59 | 9:32:08 | |
| 12015 | 161 | 41 | 2980 Nov 13 | 16:08:41 | Total | 0.1980 | 1.5122 | 317.5 | 207.4 | 89.8 | 13:29:56 | 18:47:26 | 14:24:59 | 15:23:47 | 16:53:35 | 17:52:23 | |
| 12059 | 161 | 42 | 2998 Nov 25 | 0:38:12 | Total | 0.2210 | 1.4693 | 316.7 | 206.2 | 87.3 | 21:59:51 | 3:16:33 | 22:55:06 | 23:54:33 | 1:21:51 | 2:21:18 | |
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 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 161 for solar eclipses will occur at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 72 eclipses, 43 of which will be umbral. The first eclipse will occur on 1 April 2174 and the last eclipse will occur on 20 May 3454.
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 154 for lunar eclipses occurs at the moon's ascending node, 18 years 11 and 1/3 days. It contains 71 events.
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.
