Total eclipse | |||||||||||||||||
Date | 6 May 2050 | ||||||||||||||||
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Gamma | −0.4181 | ||||||||||||||||
Magnitude | 1.0767 [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Saros cycle | 122 (58 of 75 [2] ) | ||||||||||||||||
Totality | 43 minutes 11 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
Partiality | 205 minutes 59 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
Penumbral | 340 minutes 1 second | ||||||||||||||||
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A total lunar eclipse will take place on May 6, 2050.
This lunar eclipse will be the first of a tetrad, four total lunar eclipses in series. The previous series will have taken place in 2043 and 2044, starting with the March 2043 lunar eclipse.
This will be the 58th member of Lunar Saros 122. The previous event will have been the April 2032 lunar eclipse.
Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
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Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | |
112 | 2049 May 17 | Penumbral | 117 | 2049 Nov 09 | Penumbral | |
122 | 2050 May 06 | Total | 127 | 2050 Oct 30 | Total | |
132 | 2051 Apr 26 | Total | 137 | 2051 Oct 19 | Total | |
142 | 2052 Apr 14 | Penumbral | 147 | 2052 Oct 08 | Partial | |
Last set | 2049 Jun 15 | Last set | 2048 Dec 20 | |||
Next set | 2053 Aug 29 | Next set | 2053 Mar 04 |
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 in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.
This series has 9 events centered on May 6th and October 30th: (saros number)
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