May 2049 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Monday, May 17, 2049, with an umbral magnitude of −0.2073. 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 1.9 days before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
Visibility
The eclipse will be completely visible over Australia, Antarctica, and the Pacific Ocean, seen rising over east Asia and setting over much of 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 | 0.76505 |
| Umbral Magnitude | −0.20727 |
| Gamma | −1.13375 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 03h38m51.9s |
| Sun Declination | +19°28'58.4" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'49.0" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 15h38m12.8s |
| Moon Declination | -20°36'01.8" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'16.0" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°59'41.9" |
| ΔT | 84.7 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.| May 17 Ascending node | May 31 Descending node | June 15 Ascending node |
| Penumbral lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 112 | Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 138 | Penumbral lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 150 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2049
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on May 17.
- An annular solar eclipse on May 31.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 15.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on November 9.
- A hybrid solar eclipse on November 25.
Metonic
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 4, 2053
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 5, 2042
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 27, 2056
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 11, 2040
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 22, 2058
Tritos
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 17, 2038
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 15, 2060
Lunar Saros 112
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 7, 2031
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 28, 2067
Inex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 5, 2020
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 27, 2078
Triad
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 17, 1962
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 18, 2136
Lunar eclipses of 2049–2052
Saros 112
Tritos series
Inex series
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 119.| May 11, 2040 | May 22, 2058 |