en July 2046 lunar eclipse

July 2046 lunar eclipse
Partial eclipse
	The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left
Date	July 18, 2046
Gamma	−0.8691
Magnitude	0.2478
Saros cycle	120 (59 of 83)
Partiality	114 minutes, 35 seconds
Penumbral	298 minutes, 8 seconds
P1
Contacts (UTC)
P1	22:35:30
U1	0:07:13
Greatest	1:04:35
U4	2:01:48
P4	3:33:38
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A partial lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, July 18, 2046,^[1] with an umbral magnitude of 0.2478. 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 about 5.2 days before apogee (on July 23, 2046, at 6:35 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.^[2]

Visibility

The eclipse will be completely visible over South America, western Europe, and Africa, seen rising over much of North America and setting over eastern Europe and the western half of Asia.^[3]

Eclipse details

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

July 18, 2046 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter	Value
Penumbral Magnitude	1.28236
Umbral Magnitude	0.24776
Gamma	−0.86916
Sun Right Ascension	07h50m23.8s
Sun Declination	+21°00'48.3"
Sun Semi-Diameter	15'44.2"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax	08.7"
Moon Right Ascension	19h51m22.3s
Moon Declination	-21°47'22.3"
Moon Semi-Diameter	15'12.7"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax	0°55'49.5"
ΔT	82.9 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.

Eclipse season of July–August 2046
July 18 Ascending node (full moon)	August 2 Descending node (new moon)

Partial lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 120	Total solar eclipse Solar Saros 146

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2046

Lunar eclipses of 2046–2049

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2046-2049
Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart	Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart
Descending node			Ascending node
115	2046 Jan 22	Partial	120	2046 Jul 18	Partial
125	2047 Jan 12	Total	130	2047 Jul 07	Total
135	2048 Jan 01	Total	140	2048 Jun 26	Partial
145	2048 Dec 20	Penumbral	150	2049 Jun 15	Penumbral

Last set	2045 Aug 27		Last set	2045 Mar 03

Next set	2049 Nov 09		Next set	2049 May 17

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).^[5] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 127.