July 2027 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on July 18, 2027.[1] The Moon will barely clip the edge of the Earth's penumbral shadow, and the eclipse will be impossible to see in practice.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
July 18, 2027

The moon will imperceptibly dim as it clips the Earth's southern penumbral shadow
Series (and member)110 (72 of 72)
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Penumbral0:11:47
Contacts
P115:56:57 UTC
Greatest16:02:53
P416:08:45

Visibility

Insofar as it is visible at all, it will be visible over Asia and Australia.

Lunar year series
Lunar eclipse series sets from 2027-2031
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing		 Type
Chart		 Saros Date
Viewing		 Type
Chart
110 2027 Jul 18
 Penumbral
 115 2028 Jan 12
 Partial
120 2028 Jul 06
 Partial
 125 2028 Dec 31
 Total
130 2029 Jun 26
 Total
 135 2029 Dec 20
 Total
140 2030 Jun 15
 Partial
 145 2030 Dec 09
 Penumbral
150 2031 Jun 05
 Penumbral
Last set 2027 Aug 17 Last set 2027 Feb 20
Next set 2031 May 07 Next set 2031 Oct 30

Saros series

This eclipse is a member of Saros series 110. The previous event occurred on July 7, 2009. This is the last lunar eclipse of this series.

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 117 on the first and second columns.

July 13, 2018 July 23, 2036 August 3, 2054

See also

Notes
  1. Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 110
  2. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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