January 2084 lunar eclipse


A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Saturday, January 22, 2084, with an umbral magnitude of 1.1531. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. 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. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 4 days after apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.
This lunar eclipse will be the third of an almost tetrad, with the others being on February 2, 2083 ; July 29, 2083 ; and July 17, 2084.

Visibility

The eclipse will be completely visible over Africa, Europe, and west and central Asia, seen rising over North and South America and setting over south and east Asia and western Australia.

Eclipse details

Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
ParameterValue
Penumbral Magnitude2.24251
Umbral Magnitude1.15312
Gamma−0.36098
Sun Right Ascension20h20m36.4s
Sun Declination-19°30'37.0"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'15.1"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.9"
Moon Right Ascension08h20m09.1s
Moon Declination+19°11'55.7"
Moon Semi-Diameter14'55.1"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°54'45.0"
ΔT111.5 s

Eclipse season

This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months 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.
January 7
Ascending node
January 22
Descending node
Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 123
Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 135

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2084

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Lunar Saros 135

Inex

Triad

Lunar eclipses of 2082–2085

This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of lunar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.
The penumbral lunar eclipses on June 8, 2085 and December 1, 2085 occur in the next lunar year eclipse set.

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days. This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 142.
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