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September 2043 lunar eclipse

Summary

A total lunar eclipse will take place on September 19, 2043.

September 2043 lunar eclipse
Total eclipse
Date19 September 2043
Gamma−0.3316
Magnitude1.2556[1]
Saros cycle128 (42 of 71[2])
Totality71 minutes 44 seconds
Partiality206 minutes 2 seconds
Penumbral325 minutes 45 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P123:07:27
U100:07:23
U201:14:31
Greatest01:50:22
U302:26:15
U403:33:24
P404:33:12

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Related lunar eclipses edit

Lunar year series edit

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2042-2045
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

Tritos series edit

The tritos series repeats 31 days short of 11 years at alternating nodes. Sequential events have incremental Saros cycle indices.

This series produces 20 total eclipses between April 24, 1967 and August 11, 2185, only being partial on November 19, 2021.

Tritos eclipse series (subset 1901–2087)
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date
Viewing 		Type
chart 		Saros Date
Viewing 		Type
chart
115 1901 Oct 27
  		Partial
  		116 1912 Sep 26
  		Partial
 
117 1923 Aug 26
  		Partial
  		118 1934 Jul 26
  		Partial
 
119 1945 Jun 25
  		Partial
  		120 1956 May 24
  		Partial
 
121 1967 Apr 24
  		Total
  		122 1978 Mar 24
  		Total
 
123 1989 Feb 20
  		Total
  		124 2000 Jan 21
  		Total
 
125 2010 Dec 21
  		Total
  		126 2021 Nov 19
  		Partial
 
127 2032 Oct 18
  		Total
  		128 2043 Sep 19
  		Total
 
129 2054 Aug 18
  		Total
  		130 2065 Jul 17
  		Total
 
131 2076 Jun 17
  		Total
  		132 2087 May 17
  		Total
 
133 2098 Apr 15
  		Total
 

Saros series edit

Lunar saros series 128, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 57 umbral eclipses (42 partial lunar eclipses and 15 total lunar eclipses). Solar Saros 135 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.

Greatest First
 
The greatest eclipse of the series occurred on 1953 Jul 26, lasting 108 minutes.[3] 		Penumbral Partial Total Central
1304 Jun 18 1430 Sep 2 1845 May 21 1899 Jun 23
Last
Central Total Partial Penumbral
2007 Aug 28 2097 May 21 2440 May 17 2566 Aug 2
1901–2100
1917 Jul 4 1935 Jul 16 1953 Jul 26
           
1971 Aug 6 1989 Aug 17 2007 Aug 28
           
2025 Sep 7 2043 Sep 19 2061 Sep 29
           
2079 Oct 10 2097 Oct 21
       

Lunar Saros 128 contains 15 total lunar eclipses between 1845 and 2097 (in years 1845, 1863, 1881, 1899, 1917, 1935, 1953, 1971, 1989, 2007, 2025, 2043, 2061, 2079 and 2097). Solar Saros 135 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.

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).[4] This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 135.

September 12, 2034 September 22, 2052
   

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ For a partial or total lunar eclipse, this value denotes the umbral magnitude. For a penumbral lunar eclipse, this denotes the penumbral magnitude.
  2. ^ Lunar Saros 128 - Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus (NASA's GSFC)
  3. ^ Listing of Eclipses of cycle 128
  4. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros

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