April 2051 lunar eclipse
Total eclipse | |||||||||||||||||
Chart of the eclipse; ecliptic north is up, hourly motion shown right to left | |||||||||||||||||
Date | 26 April 2051 | ||||||||||||||||
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Gamma | 0.3371 | ||||||||||||||||
Magnitude | 1.2022[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Saros cycle | 132 (32 of 71[2]) | ||||||||||||||||
Catalog | LE2051Apr26T | ||||||||||||||||
Duration | |||||||||||||||||
Totality | 69 minutes 35 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
Partiality | 220 minutes 51 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
Penumbral | 364 minutes 48 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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A total lunar eclipse will take place on April 26, 2051.
This will be the third lunar eclipse in the 2050-2051 tetrad.
Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
Lunar year series
Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Saros series
Lunar saros series 132, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 12 total lunar eclipses.
Greatest | First | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
The greatest eclipse of the series on 2123 Jun 9 will last 106 minutes.[3] |
Penumbral | Partial | Total | Central |
1492 May 12 |
1636 Aug 16 |
2015 Apr 4 |
2069 May 6 | |
Last | ||||
Central | Total | Partial | Penumbral | |
2177 Jul 11 |
2213 Aug 2 |
2429 Dec 11 |
2754 Jun 26 |
There are 11 series events between 1901 and 2100, grouped into threes (called an exeligmos), each column with approximately the same viewing longitude on earth.
1907 Jan 29 | 1925 Feb 8 | 1943 Feb 20 | |||
1961 Mar 2 | 1979 Mar 13 | 1997 Mar 24 | |||
2015 Apr 4 | 2033 Apr 14 | 2051 Apr 26 | |||
2069 May 6 | 2087 May 17 | ||||
See also
Notes
- ↑ For a partial or total lunar eclipse, this value denotes the umbral magnitude. For a penumbral lunar eclipse, this denotes the penumbral magnitude.
- ↑ Lunar Saros 132 - Fred Espenak's GSFC Eclipse Canon
- ↑ Listing of Eclipses of series 132
External links
- 2051 Apr 26 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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