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September 2024 lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse of September 17th, 2024

Partial lunar eclipse of September 17th, 2024

FieldValue
typepartial
imageFile:Tlr-partial-eclipse-sep-2024-3.jpg
captionMaximum partiality, 2:44 UTC, from Saint Paul, Minnesota
dateSeptember 18, 2024
gamma-0.9792
magnitude0.0869
saros_ser118
saros_no52 of 73
partiality62 minutes, 49 seconds
penumbral246 minutes, 22 seconds
p100:41:08
u102:12:51
greatest02:44:14
u403:15:40
p404:47:25
previousMarch 2024
nextMarch 2025

A partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, with an umbral magnitude of 0.0869. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when one part of the Moon is in the Earth's umbra, while the other part is in the Earth's penumbra. 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. Occurring only about 7 hours before perigee (on September 18, 2024, at 09:20 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger. This eclipse also occurred during a supermoon.

This eclipse was the final partial lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 118.

Visibility

The eclipse was completely visible over North and South America, west Africa, and western Europe, seen rising over western North America and the eastern Pacific Ocean and setting over east Africa, eastern Europe, and west and central Asia.

[[File:Visibility Lunar Eclipse 2024-09-18.png640px]]Visibility map

Eclipse details

Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.

ParameterValue
Penumbral Magnitude1.03922
Umbral Magnitude0.08685
Gamma−0.97920
Sun Right Ascension11h44m09.7s
Sun Declination+01°42'52.9"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'55.1"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.8"
Moon Right Ascension23h46m06.1s
Moon Declination-02°35'26.7"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'42.8"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°01'20.4"
ΔT71.5 s

Eclipse season

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.

September 18
Ascending node (full moon)
October 2
Descending node (new moon)
[[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2024Sep18.png200px]][[File:SE2024Oct02A.png200px]]
Partial lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 118Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 144

References

References

  1. "September 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar Eclipse". timeanddate.
  2. "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate.
  3. "Partial Lunar Eclipse of 2024 Sep 18". NASA.
  4. "Partial Lunar Eclipse of 2024 Sep 18". EclipseWise.com.
  5. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, ''The half-saros''
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