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June 2029 lunar eclipse
Total eclipse
The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left
DateJune 26, 2029
Gamma0.0124
Magnitude1.8452
Saros cycle130 (35 of 72)
Totality101 minutes, 53 seconds
Partiality219 minutes, 32 seconds
Penumbral335 minutes, 8 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P10:34:34
U11:32:18
U22:31:18
Greatest3:22:05
U34:13:01
U45:11:50
P46:09:42

A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, June 26, 2029,[1] with an umbral magnitude of 1.8452. 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 3.7 days before perigee (on June 22, 2029, at 11:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.[2]

The moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow. Totality will last 1 hour, 41 minutes, and 53 seconds, the maximum duration for Saros series 130. The eclipse will plunge the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passes right through the center of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may be stained a deep orange or red color at maximum eclipse.

With an umbral eclipse magnitude of 1.84520, this is the largest lunar eclipse of the 21st century. Gamma has a value of only 0.01240. Due to the Moon's relatively large size as seen from Earth and greater speed in its elliptical orbit, totality will not last over 106 minutes. This is the darkest and greatest total lunar eclipse in the 21st century.

Visibility

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The eclipse will be completely visible over eastern North America, South America, and west Africa, seen rising over western and central North America and the eastern Pacific Ocean and setting over Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.[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]

June 26, 2029 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter Value
Penumbral Magnitude 2.82822
Umbral Magnitude 1.84520
Gamma 0.01240
Sun Right Ascension 06h21m03.1s
Sun Declination 23°20'50.2"
Sun Semi-Diameter 15'44.1"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7"
Moon Right Ascension 18h21m02.6s
Moon Declination -23°20'06.9"
Moon Semi-Diameter 16'00.4"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°58'44.7"
ΔT 73.6 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.

Eclipse season of June–July 2029
June 12
Descending node (new moon)
 June 26
Ascending node (full moon)
 July 11
Descending node (new moon)
Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 118		 Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 130		 Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 156
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Eclipses in 2029

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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 130

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Inex

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Triad

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Lunar eclipses of 2027–2031

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Lunar eclipse series sets from 2027–2031
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing 		Type
Chart 		Gamma Saros Date
Viewing 		Type
Chart 		Gamma
110 2027 Jul 18
 Penumbral
 -1.57589 115 2028 Jan 12
 Partial
 0.98177
120 2028 Jul 06
 Partial
 -0.79040 125 2028 Dec 31
 Total
 0.32583
130 2029 Jun 26
 Total
 0.01240 135 2029 Dec 20
 Total
 -0.38110
140 2030 Jun 15
 Partial
 0.75346 145 2030 Dec 09
 Penumbral
 -1.07315
150 2031 Jun 05
 Penumbral
 1.47322
Last set 2027 Aug 17 Last set 2027 Feb 20
Next set 2031 May 07 Next set 2031 Oct 30

Metonic series

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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.

Ascending node Descending node
  1. 1991 Jun 27 - penumbral (110)
  2. 2010 Jun 26 - partial (120)
  3. 2029 Jun 26 - total (130)
  4. 2048 Jun 26 - partial (140)
  5. 2067 Jun 27 - penumbral (150)
  1. 1991 Dec 21 - partial (115)
  2. 2010 Dec 21 - total (125)
  3. 2029 Dec 20 - total (135)
  4. 2048 Dec 20 - partial (145)

Saros 130

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Lunar saros series 130, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 56 umbral lunar eclipses (42 partial lunar eclipses and 14 total lunar eclipses). Solar Saros 137 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 will occur on 2029 Jun 26, lasting 102 minutes.[5] 		Penumbral Partial Total Central
1416 Jun 10 1560 Sep 4 1921 Apr 22
 1957 May 13
Last
Central Total Partial Penumbral
2083 Jul 29
 2155 Sep 11 2552 May 10 2678 Jul 26
1901–2200
1903 Apr 12 1921 Apr 22 1939 May 3
1957 May 13 1975 May 25 1993 Jun 4
2011 Jun 15 2029 Jun 26 2047 Jul 7
2065 Jul 17 2083 Jul 29

Inex series

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The inex series repeats eclipses 20 days short of 29 years, repeating on average every 10571.95 days. This period is equal to 358 lunations (synodic months) and 388.5 draconic months. Saros series increment by one on successive Inex events and repeat at alternate ascending and descending lunar nodes.

This period is 383.6734 anomalistic months (the period of the Moon's elliptical orbital precession). Despite the average 0.05 time-of-day shift between subsequent events, the variation of the Moon in its elliptical orbit at each event causes the actual eclipse time to vary significantly. It is a part of Lunar Inex series 40.

All events in this series shown (from 1000 to 2500) are central total lunar eclipses.

Inex series from 1000–2500 AD
Descending node Ascending node Descending node Ascending node
Saros Date Saros Date Saros Date Saros Date
95 1016 May 24 96 1045 May 3 97 1074 Apr 14 98 1103 Mar 25
99 1132 Mar 3 100 1161 Feb 12 101 1190 Jan 23 102 1219 Jan 2
103 1247 Dec 13 104 1276 Nov 23 105 1305 Nov 2 106 1334 Oct 13
107 1363 Sep 23 108 1392 Sep 2 109 1421 Aug 13 110 1450 Jul 24
111 1479 Jul 4 112 1508 Jun 13
 113 1537 May 24 114 1566 May 4
115 1595 Apr 24 116 1624 Apr 3 117 1653 Mar 14 118 1682 Feb 21
119 1711 Feb 3 120 1740 Jan 13 121 1768 Dec 23 122 1797 Dec 4
123 1826 Nov 14 124 1855 Oct 25 125 1884 Oct 4 126 1913 Sep 15
127 1942 Aug 26
 128 1971 Aug 6
 129 2000 Jul 16
 130 2029 Jun 26
131 2058 Jun 6
 132 2087 May 17
 133 2116 Apr 27 134 2145 Apr 7
135 2174 Mar 18 136 2203 Feb 26 137 2232 Feb 7 138 2261 Jan 17
139 2289 Dec 27 140 2318 Dec 9 141 2347 Nov 19 142 2376 Oct 28
143 2405 Oct 8 144 2434 Sep 18 145 2463 Aug 29 146 2492 Aug 8

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 annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 137.

June 21, 2020 July 2, 2038

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "June 25–26, 2029 Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)". timeanddate. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Total Lunar Eclipse of 2029 Jun 26" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Total Lunar Eclipse of 2029 Jun 26". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  5. ^ Listing of Eclipses of cycle 130
  6. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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