January 2046 lunar eclipse

A partial lunar eclipse will take place on January 22, 2046.

January 2046 lunar eclipse
Partial eclipse
Date22 January 2046
Gamma0.9885
Magnitude0.0532[1]
Saros cycle115 (59 of 72[2])
Partiality50 minutes 23 seconds
Penumbral250 minutes 1 second

Visibility

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2046-2049
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
115 2046 Jan 22
Partial
120 2046 Jul 18
Partial
125 2047 Jan 12
Total
130 2047 Jul 07
Total
135 2048 Jan 01
Total
140 2048 Jun 26
Partial
145 2048 Dec 20
Penumbral
150 2049 Jun 15
Penumbral
Last set 2045 Aug 27 Last set 2045 Mar 03
Next set 2049 Nov 09 Next set 2049 May 17

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[3] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 122.

January 16, 2037 January 27, 2055

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. Lunar Saros 115 - Fred Espenak's GSFC Eclipse Canon
  3. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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