December 2030 lunar eclipse

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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
December 9, 2030

The moon will perceptibly dim as the moon passed through the Earth's northern penumbral shadow
Series (and member) 145
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Penumbral
Contacts
P1 UTC
Greatest
P4

A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on Monday, December 9, 2030.[1]

Related lunar eclipses[edit]

Lunar year series[edit]

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

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).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 152.

December 4, 2021 December 15, 2039

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 145
  2. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros

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