June 2031 lunar eclipse


A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, June 5, 2031, with an umbral magnitude of −0.8185. 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 20.5 hours before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.

Visibility

The eclipse will be completely visible over the Pacific Ocean, Australia, and Antarctica, seen rising over east Asia and setting over western North and South America.

Eclipse details

Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
ParameterValue
Penumbral Magnitude0.13062
Umbral Magnitude−0.81845
Gamma1.47322
Sun Right Ascension04h53m21.6s
Sun Declination+22°33'01.5"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'45.9"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension16h53m29.4s
Moon Declination-21°03'14.0"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'36.6"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°00'57.7"
ΔT74.6 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.
May 7
Ascending node
May 21
Descending node
June 5
Ascending node
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 112
Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 138
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 150

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2031

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Tritos

Lunar Saros 150

Inex

Triad