October 2023 lunar eclipse
| Partial Lunar Eclipse October 28, 2023 | |
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 This chart shows the right-to-left hourly motion of the moon through the earth's shadow. The moon inside the umbral shadow will be a subtle red, but hard to see in contrast to the much brighter moon remaining in the outer penumbral shadow. | |
| Series (and member) | |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
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| Penumbral | |
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| P1 | UTC |
| U1 | |
| Greatest | |
| U4 | |
| P4 | |
A partial lunar eclipse will take place October 28, 2023.
Visibility
Related eclipses
Lunar year series
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Saros series
This eclipse is part of Saros cycle 146.
Metonic series
This eclipse is the last of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, October 28–29, each separated by 19 years:
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 in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.
| Metonic events: May 4 and October 28 | |
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| Ascending node | Descending node |
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See also
External links
- Saros cycle 146
- 2023 Oct 28 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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