July 2027 lunar eclipse


A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Sunday, July 18, 2027, with an umbral magnitude of −1.0662. 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 16 hours before apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.
The Moon will barely clip the edge of the Earth's penumbral shadow, and the eclipse will be impossible to see in practice. The event is listed as a miss by some sources.

Visibility

The eclipse will be completely visible over Asia, east Africa, and Australia.

Eclipse details

Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
ParameterValue
Penumbral Magnitude0.00320
Umbral Magnitude−1.06620
Gamma−1.57589
Sun Right Ascension07h51m14.4s
Sun Declination+20°58'43.6"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'44.3"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension19h52m57.2s
Moon Declination-22°20'25.3"
Moon Semi-Diameter14'43.0"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°54'00.6"
ΔT72.7 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.
July 18
Ascending node
August 2
Descending node
August 17
Ascending node
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 110
Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 136
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 148

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2027

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Lunar Saros 110

Inex

Triad

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 partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 117.
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