September 2044 lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse
September 7, 2044
Ecliptic north up

The moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow.
Saros (and member) 138 (31 of 83)
Gamma
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Totality
Partial
Penumbral
Contacts (UTC)
P1
U1
U2
Greatest
U3
U4
P4

A total lunar eclipse will take place on September 7, 2044.

Visibility

Lunar year series

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 cycles (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.

  1. 2006 Mar 14 - penumbral (113)
  2. 2025 Mar 14 - total (123)
  3. 2044 Mar 13 - total (133)
  4. 2064 Mar 14- partial (143)
  1. 2006 Sep 07 - penumbral (118)
  2. 2025 Sep 07 - total (128)
  3. 2044 Sep 07 - partial (138)
  4. 2063 Sep 07 - penumbral (148)

See also


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