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March 2045 lunar eclipse

March 2045 lunar eclipse
Penumbral eclipse
The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left
DateMarch 3, 2045
Gamma−1.0274
Magnitude−0.0148
Saros cycle143 (19 of 72)
Penumbral243 minutes, 57 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P15:39:58
Greatest7:43:26
P49:43:55

A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Friday, March 3, 2045,[1] with an umbral magnitude of −0.0148. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into the Earth's penumbra. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. Occurring about 1.8 days after perigee (on March 1, 2045, at 13:40 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.[2]

Visibility

The eclipse will be completely visible over North and South America, seen rising over northeast Asia and eastern Australia and setting over west Africa and western Europe.[3]

Eclipse details

Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[4]

March 3, 2045 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter Value
Penumbral Magnitude 0.96431
Umbral Magnitude −0.01482
Gamma −1.02738
Sun Right Ascension 22h57m49.1s
Sun Declination -06°37'35.6"
Sun Semi-Diameter 16'08.1"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9"
Moon Right Ascension 10h55m51.5s
Moon Declination +05°42'46.0"
Moon Semi-Diameter 16'28.7"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 1°00'28.6"
ΔT 82.1 s

Eclipse season

This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.

Eclipse season of February–March 2045
February 16
Ascending node (new moon)
March 3
Descending node (full moon)
Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 131
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 143

Eclipses in 2045

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Lunar Saros 143

Inex

Triad

Lunar eclipses of 2042–2045

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2042-2045
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
113 2042 Apr 05
Penumbral
118 2042 Sep 29
Penumbral
123 2043 Mar 25
Total
128 2043 Sep 19
Total
133 2044 Mar 13
Total
138 2044 Sep 07
Total
143 2045 Mar 03
Penumbral
148 2045 Aug 27
Penumbral
Last set 2041 May 16 Last set 2042 Nov 08
Next set 2046 Jan 22 Next set 2046 Jul 18

Metonic series

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. 1988 Mar 03.675 – Partial (113)
  2. 2007 Mar 03.972 – Total (123)
  3. 2026 Mar 03.481 – Total (133)
  4. 2045 Mar 03.320 – Penumbral (143)
  1. 1988 Aug 27.461 – partial (118)
  2. 2007 Aug 28.442 – total (128)
  3. 2026 Aug 28.175 – partial (138)
  4. 2045 Aug 27.578 – penumbral (148)

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[5] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 150.

February 27, 2036 March 9, 2054

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "March 2–3, 2045 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2045 Mar 03" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2045 Mar 03". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  5. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros