December 2048 lunar eclipse
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| Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
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| Date | 20 December 2048 | ||||||||
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| Gamma | −1.0624 | ||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.9617[1] | ||||||||
| Saros cycle | 145 (13 of 71[2]) | ||||||||
| Penumbral | 281 minutes 36 seconds | ||||||||
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A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on December 20, 2048.
Visibility[edit]
Related lunar eclipses[edit]
Lunar year series[edit]
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
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| Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | |
| 115 | 2046 Jan 22 | Partial | 120 | 2046 Jul 18 | Partial | |
| 125 | 2047 Jan 12 | Total | 130 | 2047 Jul 07 | Total | |
| 135 | 2048 Jan 01 | Total | 140 | 2048 Jun 26 | Partial | |
| 145 | 2048 Dec 20 | Penumbral | 150 | 2049 Jun 15 | Penumbral | |
| Last set | 2045 Aug 27 | Last set | 2045 Mar 03 | |||
| Next set | 2049 Nov 09 | Next set | 2049 May 17 | |||
Metonic series (19 years)[edit]
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 be in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.
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Related lunar eclipses[edit]
Lunar year series[edit]
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 2027–2031 | ||||||
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| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
| Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | |
| 110 | 2027 Jul 18 | Penumbral | 115 | 2028 Jan 12 | Partial | |
| 120 | 2028 Jul 06 | Partial | 125 | 2028 Dec 31 | Total | |
| 130 | 2029 Jun 26 | Total | 135 | 2029 Dec 20 | Total | |
| 140 | 2030 Jun 15 | Partial | 145 | 2030 Dec 09 | Penumbral | |
| 150 | 2031 Jun 05 | Penumbral | ||||
| Last set | 2027 Aug 17 | Last set | 2027 Feb 20 | |||
| Next set | 2031 May 07 | Next set | 2031 Oct 30 | |||
Half-Saros cycle[edit]
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[3] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 152.
| December 15, 2039 | December 26, 2057 |
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See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ For a partial or total lunar eclipse, this value denotes the umbral magnitude. For a penumbral lunar eclipse, this denotes the penumbral magnitude.
- ^ Lunar Saros 145 - Fred Espenak's GSFC Eclipse Canon
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links[edit]
- 2048 Dec 20 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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