July 2018 lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse
July 27, 2018
Ecliptic north up

The moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow.
Saros cycle 129 (38 of 71)
Gamma +0.1168
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Totality 1:42:57
Partial 3:54:32
Penumbral 6:13:48
Contacts (UTC)
P1 17:14:49
U1 18:24:27
U2 19:30:15
Greatest 20:21:44
U3 21:13:12
U4 22:19:00
P4 23:28:37

A total lunar eclipse will take place on July 27, 2018. The moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow. This will be the first central lunar eclipse since the June 15, 2011 lunar eclipse.

Visibility

It will be completely visible over Western Africa, and Central Asia, seen rising over South America, Eastern Africa, and Europe, and setting over Eastern Asia, and Australia.


View of earth from moon at greatest eclipse

Visibility map

Background

Main article: Lunar eclipse

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes within Earth's umbra (shadow). As the eclipse begins, Earth's shadow first darkens the Moon slightly. Then, the shadow begins to "cover" part of the Moon, turning it a dark red-brown color (typically – the color can vary based on atmospheric conditions). The Moon appears to be reddish because of Rayleigh scattering (the same effect that causes sunsets to appear reddish) and the refraction of that light by Earth's atmosphere into its umbra.[1]

The following simulation shows the approximate appearance of the Moon passing through Earth's shadow. The Moon's brightness is exaggerated within the umbral shadow. The northern portion of the Moon was closest to the center of the shadow, making it darkest, and most red in appearance.

Lunar year series

Saros series

Lunar saros cycle series 129, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 11 total lunar eclipses.

Greatest First

The greatest eclipse of the series occurred on 2000 Jul 16, lasting 108 minutes.[2]		 Penumbral Partial Total Central
1351 Jun 10 1513 Sep 15 1910 May 24 1946 Jun 14
Last
Central Total Partial Penumbral
2036 Aug 7 2090 Sep 8 2469 Apr 26 2613 Jul 24
1901–2100
1910 May 24 1928 Jun 3 1946 Jun 14
1964 Jun 25 1982 Jul 6 2000 Jul 16
2018 Jul 27 2036 Aug 7 2054 Aug 18
2072 Aug 28 2090 Sep 8

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Fred Espenak & Jean Meeus. "Visual Appearance of Lunar Eclipses". NASA. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ Listing of Eclipses of cycle 129


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