November 2039 lunar eclipse


A partial lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, November 30, 2039, with an umbral magnitude of 0.9443. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when one part of the Moon is in the Earth's umbra, while the other part is in 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 1.8 days before apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.

Visibility

The eclipse will be completely visible over northern Europe, Asia, and Australia, seen rising over Africa and western Europe and setting over the central Pacific Ocean and western North America.

Eclipse details

Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
ParameterValue
Penumbral Magnitude2.04346
Umbral Magnitude0.94433
Gamma−0.47210
Sun Right Ascension16h26m20.8s
Sun Declination-21°41'27.9"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'13.0"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.9"
Moon Right Ascension04h26m48.9s
Moon Declination+21°16'45.4"
Moon Semi-Diameter14'45.3"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°54'08.9"
ΔT79.1 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.
November 30
Ascending node
December 15
Descending node
Partial lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 126
Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 152

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2039

Saros 126

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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 133.
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