May 2041 lunar eclipse

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May 2041 lunar eclipse
Partial eclipse
Date16 May 2041
Gamma −0.9746
Magnitude 0.0645 [1]
Saros cycle 141 (25 of 72)
Partiality58 minutes 27 seconds
Penumbral269 minutes 44 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P122:26:48
U100:12:30
Greatest00:41:37
U401:10:57
P402:56:32

A partial lunar eclipse will take place on May 16, 2041. [2]

Contents

Visibility

Lunar eclipse from moon-2041May16.png Lunar eclipse chart close-2041May16.png

Member

This is the 25th member of Lunar Saros 141. The previous event was the May 2023 lunar eclipse.

Lunar year series (354 days)

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2038-2042
Descending node Ascending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
SarosDate
Viewing
Type
Chart
111 2038 Jun 17
Lunar eclipse from moon-2038Jun17.png
Penumbral
Lunar eclipse chart close-2038Jun17.png
116 2038 Dec 11
Lunar eclipse from moon-2038Dec11.png
Penumbral
Lunar eclipse chart close-2038Dec11.png
121 2039 Jun 06
Lunar eclipse from moon-2039Jun06.png
Partial
Lunar eclipse chart close-2039Jun06.png
126 2039 Nov 30
Lunar eclipse from moon-2039Nov30.png
Partial
Lunar eclipse chart close-2039Nov30.png
131 2040 May 26
Lunar eclipse from moon-2040May26.png
Total
Lunar eclipse chart close-2040May26.png
136 2040 Nov 18
Lunar eclipse from moon-2040Nov18.png
Total
Lunar eclipse chart close-2040Nov18.png
141 2041 May 16
Lunar eclipse from moon-2041May16.png
Partial
Lunar eclipse chart close-2041May16.png
146 2041 Nov 08
Lunar eclipse from moon-2041Nov08.png
Partial
Lunar eclipse chart close-2041Nov08.png
156 2042 Oct 28
Lunar eclipse from moon-2042Oct28.png
Penumbral
Lunar eclipse chart close-2042Oct28.png
Last set 2038 Jul 16 Last set 2038 Jan 21
Next set 2042 Apr 05 Next set 2042 Sep 29

Saros series


Metonic series

This eclipse is the fourth and final of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, May 15–16, each separated by 19 years.

The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the Earth's shadow will be in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

  1. 1984 May 15.19 - penumbral (111)
  2. 2003 May 16.15 - total (121)
  3. 2022 May 16.17 - total (131)
  4. 2041 May 16.03 - penumbral (141)
  1. 1984 Nov 08.75 - penumbral (116)
  2. 2003 Nov 09.05 - total (126)
  3. 2022 Nov 08.46 - total (136)
  4. 2041 Nov 08.19 - partial (146)
  5. 2060 Nov 08.17 - penumbral (156)
Metonic lunar eclipses 1984-2041D.png Metonic lunar eclipses 1984-2041.png

See also

Notes

  1. For a partial or total lunar eclipse, this value denotes the umbral magnitude. For a penumbral lunar eclipse, this denotes the penumbral magnitude.
  2. Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 141


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