November 2040 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse will take place on November 18, 2040. The moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow.
| Total lunar eclipse November 18, 2040 | |
|---|---|
Ecliptic north up The moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow. | |
| Saros (and member) | 136 (21 of 72) |
| Gamma | |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Totality | |
| Partial | |
| Penumbral | |
| Contacts (UTC) | |
| P1 | |
| U1 | |
| U2 | |
| Greatest | |
| U3 | |
| U4 | |
| P4 | |
This eclipse is a part of Saros cycle 136, and the first of the series that passes through the center of the Earth's shadow. The next occurrence will be on November 8, 2022.
Visibility
It will be completely visible over Central Asia, Africa, and Europe, seen as rising over Western Africa, and South America, and setting over Australia.
Related lunar eclipses
Lunar year series (354 days)
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
| 111 | 2038 Jun 17 |
Penumbral |
116 | 2038 Dec 11 |
Penumbral | |
| 121 | 2039 Jun 06 |
Partial |
126 | 2039 Nov 30 |
Partial | |
| 131 | 2040 May 26 |
Total |
136 | 2040 Nov 18 |
Total | |
| 141 | 2041 May 16 |
Partial |
146 | 2041 Nov 08 |
Partial | |
| Last set | 2038 Jul 16 | Last set | 2038 Jan 21 | |||
| Next set | 2042 Apr 05 | Next set | 2042 Sep 29 | |||
See also
- List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
External links
- Saros series 136
- 2040 Nov 18 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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