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
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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See also
External links
- 2044 Sep 07 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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