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April 2033 lunar eclipse

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April 2033 lunar eclipse
Total eclipse
The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left
DateApril 14, 2033
Gamma0.3954
Magnitude1.0955
Saros cycle132 (31 of 71)
Totality49 minutes, 12 seconds
Partiality215 minutes, 0 seconds
Penumbral361 minutes, 11 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P116:13:15
U117:26:21
U218:49:15
Greatest19:13:51
U319:38:27
U421:01:21
P422:14:27

A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, April 14, 2033,[1] with an umbral magnitude of 1.0955. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 2.9 days before apogee (on April 11, 2033, at 22:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.[2]

This lunar eclipse is the third of a tetrad, with four total lunar eclipses in series, the others being on April 25, 2032; October 18, 2032; and October 8, 2033.

Visibility

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The eclipse will be completely visible over east Africa, most of Asia, and western Australia, seen rising over west and central Africa, Europe, and eastern South America and setting over northeast Asia and Australia.[3]

Eclipse details

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Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[4]

April 14, 2033 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter Value
Penumbral Magnitude 2.17223
Umbral Magnitude 1.09553
Gamma 0.39543
Sun Right Ascension 01h33m13.7s
Sun Declination +09°43'50.2"
Sun Semi-Diameter 15'56.7"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.8"
Moon Right Ascension 13h33m37.2s
Moon Declination -09°23'08.7"
Moon Semi-Diameter 14'48.5"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°54'21.0"
ΔT 75.5 s

Eclipse season

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See also: Eclipse cycle

This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.

Eclipse season of March–April 2033
March 30
Descending node (new moon)
 April 14
Ascending node (full moon)
Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 120		 Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 132
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Eclipses in 2033

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Metonic

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Tzolkinex

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Half-Saros

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Tritos

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Lunar Saros 132

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Inex

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Triad

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Lunar eclipses of 2031–2034

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Lunar eclipse series sets from 2031-2034
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing 		Type
Chart 		Saros Date
Viewing 		Type
Chart
112 2031 May 07
 Penumbral
 117 2031 Oct 30
 Penumbral
122 2032 Apr 25
 Total
 127 2032 Oct 18
 Total
132 2033 Apr 14
 Total
 137 2033 Oct 08
 Total
142 2034 Apr 03
 Penumbral
 147 2034 Sep 28
 Partial
Last set 2031 Jun 05 Last set 2030 Dec 09
Next set 2035 Feb 22 Next set 2035 Aug 19

Saros 132

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Lunar saros series 132, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 44 umbral lunar eclipses (32 partial lunar eclipses and 12 total lunar eclipses).

Greatest First

The greatest eclipse of the series will occur on 2123 Jun 9, lasting 106 minutes.[5] 		Penumbral Partial Total Central
1492 May 12
 1636 Aug 16
 2015 Apr 4
 2069 May 6
Last
Central Total Partial Penumbral
2177 Jul 11
 2213 Aug 2
 2429 Dec 11
 2754 Jun 26

There are 11 series events between 1901 and 2100, grouped into threes (called an exeligmos), each column with approximately the same viewing longitude on earth.

1901–2100
1907 Jan 29 1925 Feb 8 1943 Feb 20
1961 Mar 2 1979 Mar 13 1997 Mar 24
2015 Apr 4 2033 Apr 14 2051 Apr 26
2069 May 6 2087 May 17

Tritos series

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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.

Tritos eclipse series (subset 1901–2100)
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing 		Type
chart 		Saros Date
Viewing 		Type
chart
120 1902 Apr 22
 Total
 121 1913 Mar 22
 Total
122 1924 Feb 20
 Total
 123 1935 Jan 19
 Total
124 1945 Dec 19
 Total
 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

Half-Saros cycle

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A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[6] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 139.

April 8, 2024 April 20, 2042

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "April 14–15, 2033 Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)". timeanddate. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Total Lunar Eclipse of 2033 Apr 14" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Total Lunar Eclipse of 2033 Apr 14". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  5. ^ Listing of Eclipses of series 132
  6. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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