October 2050 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Sunday, October 30, 2050, with an umbral magnitude of 1.0549. 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 1.9 days after perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
This lunar eclipse is the second of a tetrad, with four total lunar eclipses in series, the others being on May 6, 2050; April 26, 2051; and October 19, 2051.
During the eclipse, NGC 877 will be occulted by the Moon over the southeast Pacific Ocean, South America and the Atlantic Ocean. Deep-sky objects are rarely occulted during a total eclipse from any given spot on Earth.
Visibility
The eclipse will be completely visible over North and South America, west Africa, and western Europe, seen rising over the central and eastern Pacific Ocean and setting over central and east Africa, eastern Europe, and west, central, and south Asia.Eclipse details
Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.| Parameter | Value |
| Penumbral Magnitude | 2.03564 |
| Umbral Magnitude | 1.05490 |
| Gamma | 0.44351 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 14h18m15.4s |
| Sun Declination | -13°48'46.9" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'06.2" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 02h17m49.7s |
| Moon Declination | +14°14'46.2" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'25.2" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°00'15.6" |
| ΔT | 85.6 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.| October 30 Descending node | November 14 Ascending node |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 127 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 153 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2050
- A total lunar eclipse on May 6.
- A hybrid solar eclipse on May 20.A total lunar eclipse on October 30.
- A partial solar eclipse on November 14.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 12, 2047
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 18, 2054
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 19, 2043
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 11, 2057
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 25, 2041
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 5, 2059
Tritos
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 30, 2039
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 29, 2061
Lunar Saros 127
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 18, 2032
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 9, 2068
Inex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 19, 2021
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 10, 2079
Triad
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 30, 1963
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 30, 2137
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 134.| October 25, 2041 | November 5, 2059 |