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September 2043 lunar eclipse

September 2043 lunar eclipse
Total eclipse
The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left
DateSeptember 19, 2043
Gamma−0.3316
Magnitude1.2575
Saros cycle128 (42 of 71)
Totality71 minutes, 44 seconds
Partiality206 minutes, 2 seconds
Penumbral325 minutes, 45 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P123:07:27
U10:07:23
U21:14:31
Greatest1:50:22
U32:26:15
U43:33:24
P44:33:12

A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Saturday, September 19, 2043,[1] with an umbral magnitude of 1.2575. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. 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. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 2.8 days before perigee (on September 21, 2043, at 20:20 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.[2]

This lunar eclipse is the second of a tetrad, with four total lunar eclipses in series, the others being on March 25, 2043; March 13, 2044; and September 7, 2044.

Visibility

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

Eclipse details

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

September 19, 2043 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter Value
Penumbral Magnitude 2.24520
Umbral Magnitude 1.25751
Gamma −0.33164
Sun Right Ascension 11h45m28.0s
Sun Declination +01°34'24.4"
Sun Semi-Diameter 15'55.1"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.8"
Moon Right Ascension 23h46m06.1s
Moon Declination -01°51'33.2"
Moon Semi-Diameter 16'07.0"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°59'08.8"
ΔT 81.2 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 September–October 2043
September 19
Ascending node (full moon)
October 3
Descending node (new moon)
Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 128
Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 154

Eclipses in 2043

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Lunar Saros 128

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

Saros 128

Lunar saros series 128, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 57 umbral eclipses (42 partial lunar eclipses and 15 total lunar eclipses). Solar Saros 135 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.

Greatest First

The greatest eclipse of the series occurred on 1953 Jul 26, lasting 100.7 minutes.[5]
Penumbral Partial Total Central
1304 Jun 18 1430 Sep 2 1845 May 21 1899 Jun 23
Last
Central Total Partial Penumbral
2007 Aug 28 2097 May 21 2440 May 17 2566 Aug 2
1901–2100
1917 Jul 4 1935 Jul 16 1953 Jul 26
1971 Aug 6 1989 Aug 17 2007 Aug 28
2025 Sep 7 2043 Sep 19 2061 Sep 29
2079 Oct 10 2097 Oct 21

Lunar Saros 128 contains 15 total lunar eclipses between 1845 and 2097 (in years 1845, 1863, 1881, 1899, 1917, 1935, 1953, 1971, 1989, 2007, 2025, 2043, 2061, 2079 and 2097). Solar Saros 135 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.

Tritos series

The tritos series repeats 31 days short of 11 years at alternating nodes. Sequential events have incremental Saros cycle indices.

This series produces 20 total eclipses between April 24, 1967 and August 11, 2185, only being partial on November 19, 2021.

Tritos eclipse series (subset 1901–2087)
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
chart
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
chart
115 1901 Oct 27
Partial
116 1912 Sep 26
Partial
117 1923 Aug 26
Partial
118 1934 Jul 26
Partial
119 1945 Jun 25
Partial
120 1956 May 24
Partial
121 1967 Apr 24
Total
122 1978 Mar 24
Total
123 1989 Feb 20
Total
124 2000 Jan 21
Total
125 2010 Dec 21
Total
126 2021 Nov 19
Partial
127 2032 Oct 18
Total
128 2043 Sep 19
Total
129 2054 Aug 18
Total
130 2065 Jul 17
Total
131 2076 Jun 17
Total
132 2087 May 17
Total
133 2098 Apr 15
Total

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[6] This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 135.

September 12, 2034 September 22, 2052

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "September 18–19, 2043 Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)". timeanddate. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Total Lunar Eclipse of 2043 Sep 19" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Total Lunar Eclipse of 2043 Sep 19". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  5. ^ Listing of Eclipses of cycle 128
  6. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros