September 2024 lunar eclipse

A partial lunar eclipse will take place on September 18, 2024.

Partial Lunar Eclipse
September 18, 2024

The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals.
Series118 (52 of 74)
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Partial1:02:47
Penumbral4:06:16
Contacts
P10:41:02 UTC
U12:12:48
Greatest2:44:11
U43:15:35
P44:47:18

Visibility

It will be completely visible over western parts of Africa and Europe, South and eastern North America, will be seen rising over the rest of North America, and setting over the rest of Africa and Europe.

Eclipses of 2024

Lunar year series

Saros series

It is part of Saros cycle 118.

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 125.

13 September 2015 23 September 2033

See also

References

  1. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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