March 2044 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Sunday, March 13, 2044, with an umbral magnitude of 1.2050. 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 6.2 days after perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
This lunar eclipse is the third of a tetrad, with four total lunar eclipses in series, the others being on March 25, 2043; September 19, 2043; and September 7, 2044.
Visibility
The eclipse will be completely visible over east Africa, eastern Europe, and much of Asia, seen rising over west Africa, western Europe, and eastern South America and setting over northeast Asia and Australia.Eclipse details
Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.| Parameter | Value |
| Penumbral Magnitude | 2.23223 |
| Umbral Magnitude | 1.20503 |
| Gamma | −0.34957 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 23h37m30.3s |
| Sun Declination | -02°25'56.9" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'05.4" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 11h36m51.3s |
| Moon Declination | +02°08'22.5" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'39.8" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°57'29.1" |
| ΔT | 81.5 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.| February 28, 2044|February 28] Ascending node | March 13 Descending node |
| Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 121 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 133 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2044
- An annular solar eclipse on February 28.A total lunar eclipse on March 13.
- A total solar eclipse on August 23.
- A total lunar eclipse on September 7.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2040
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 1, 2048
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 31, 2037
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 26, 2051
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 9, 2035
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 20, 2053
Tritos
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 14, 2033
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 11, 2055
Lunar Saros 133
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 2026
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2062
Inex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 4, 2015
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 22, 2073
Triad
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 13, 1957
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 13, 2131
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 annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 140.| March 9, 2035 | March 20, 2053 |