March 2044 lunar eclipse
| Total lunar eclipse March 13, 2044 | |
|---|---|
Ecliptic north up The moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow. | |
| Saros (and member) | 133 (28 of 71) |
| 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 March 13, 2044.
Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
Lunar year series
| 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.
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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 23 total eclipses between June 22, 1880 and August 9, 2120.
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type chart | |
| 119 | 1902 Apr 22 |
Partial |
120 | 1913 Mar 22 |
Partial | |
| 121 | 1924 Feb 20 |
Partial |
122 | 1935 Jan 19 |
Partial | |
| 124 | 1945 Dec 19 |
Partial |
125 | 1956 Nov 18 |
Total | |
| 126 | 1967 Oct 18 |
Total |
127 | 1978 Sep 16 |
Total | |
| 128 | 1989 Aug 17 |
Total |
129 | 2000 Jul 16 |
Total | |
| 130 | 2011 Jun 15 |
Total |
131 | 2022 May 16 |
Total | |
| 132 | 2033 Apr 14 |
Total |
133 | 2044 Mar 13 |
Total | |
| 134 | 2055 Feb 11 |
Total |
135 | 2066 Jan 11 |
Total | |
| 136 | 2076 Dec 10 |
Total |
137 | 2087 Nov 10 |
Total | |
| 138 | 2098 Oct 10 |
Total | ||||
See also
External links
- 2044 Mar 13 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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