November 2060 lunar eclipse

November 2060 lunar eclipse
Penumbral eclipse
The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left
DateNovember 8, 2060
Gamma1.5332
Magnitude−0.9356
Saros cycle156 (1 of 81)
Penumbral43 minutes, 0 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P13:40:33
Greatest4:02:16
P44:24:00
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A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Monday, November 8, 2060,[1] with an umbral magnitude of −0.9356. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into 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 11 hours after perigee (on November 7, 2060, at 17:15 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.[2]

This eclipse will be too small to be visually perceptible.

Visibility

The eclipse will be completely visible over North and South America, west Africa, Europe, and northern Russia.[3]

Eclipse details

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

November 8, 2060 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter Value
Penumbral Magnitude 0.02860
Umbral Magnitude −0.93560
Gamma 1.53318
Sun Right Ascension 14h56m11.8s
Sun Declination -16°46'13.7"
Sun Semi-Diameter 16'08.5"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9"
Moon Right Ascension 02h53m43.2s
Moon Declination +18°13'31.2"
Moon Semi-Diameter 16'44.5"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 1°01'26.6"
ΔT 92.5 s

Eclipse season

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 October–November 2060
October 9
Ascending node (full moon)
 October 24
Descending node (new moon)
 November 8
Ascending node (full moon)
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 118		 Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 144		 Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 156

Eclipses in 2060

Lunar Saros 156

Triad

Lunar eclipses of 2056–2060

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2056-2060
Descending node   Ascending node
111 2056 Jun 27
 penumbral
 116 2056 Dec 22
 penumbral
121 2057 Jun 17
 partial
 126 2057 Dec 11
 partial
131 2058 Jun 06
 total
 136 2058 Nov 30
 total
141 2059 May 27
 partial
 146 2059 Nov 19
 partial
156 2060 Nov 08
 penumbral

Metonic series

This eclipse is the fifth and final of five Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, November 8–9, each separated by 19 years: 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.

  1. 1984 May 15.19 - penumbral (111)
  2. 2003 May 16.15 - total (121)
  3. 2022 May 16.17 - total (131)
  4. 2041 May 16.03 - penumbral (141)
  1. 1984 Nov 08.75 - penumbral (116)
  2. 2003 Nov 09.05 - total (126)
  3. 2022 Nov 08.46 - total (136)
  4. 2041 Nov 08.19 - partial (146)
  5. 2060 Nov 08.17 - penumbral (156)

References

  1. ^ "November 7–8, 2060 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2060 Nov 08" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2060 Nov 08". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 13 December 2024.