July 2038 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Friday, July 16, 2038, with an umbral magnitude of −0.4938. 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 about 4.9 days before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
This eclipse will be the third of four penumbral lunar eclipses in 2038, with the others occurring on January 21, June 17, and December 11.
Visibility
The eclipse will be completely visible over Australia, Antarctica, and the Pacific Ocean, seen rising over east Asia and setting over North and South America.Eclipse details
Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.| Parameter | Value |
| Penumbral Magnitude | 0.50125 |
| Umbral Magnitude | −0.49383 |
| Gamma | −1.28381 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 07h43m47.7s |
| Sun Declination | +21°17'34.6" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'44.2" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 19h44m13.1s |
| Moon Declination | -22°31'51.1" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'48.9" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°58'02.4" |
| ΔT | 78.3 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.| June 17 Descending node | July 2 Ascending node | July 16 Descending node |
| Penumbral lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 111 | Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 137 | Penumbral lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 149 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2038
- An annular solar eclipse on January 5.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on January 21.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 17.
- An annular solar eclipse on July 2.A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 16.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 11.
- A total solar eclipse on December 26.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 28, 2034
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 5, 2031
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 27, 2045
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 11, 2029
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 22, 2047
Tritos
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 17, 2027
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 15, 2049
Lunar Saros 149
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 5, 2020
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 26, 2056
Inex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 6, 2009
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 27, 2067
Triad
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 15, 1951
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 17, 2125
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 156.| July 11, 2029 | July 22, 2047 |