October 2052 lunar eclipse
A partial lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, October 8, 2052, with an umbral magnitude of 0.0821. 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 2.1 days before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
Visibility
The eclipse will be completely visible over northeast Asia, eastern Australia, and western North America, seen rising over east and south Asia and western Australia and setting over eastern North America and much of 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 | 1.06533 |
| Umbral Magnitude | 0.08320 |
| Gamma | −0.97270 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 12h58m28.0s |
| Sun Declination | -06°14'27.6" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'00.5" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 00h59m36.6s |
| Moon Declination | +05°18'49.9" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'18.0" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°59'49.3" |
| ΔT | 86.9 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.| September 22 Ascending node | October 8 Descending node |
| Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 135 | Partial lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 147 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2052
- A total solar eclipse on March 30.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on April 14.
- An annular solar eclipse on September 22.
- '''A partial lunar eclipse on October 8.'''
Metonic
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 20, 2048
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 26, 2056
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 27, 2045
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 19, 2059
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 3, 2043
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 13, 2061
Tritos
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 8, 2041
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 7, 2063
Lunar Saros 147
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 28, 2034
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 19, 2070
Inex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 28, 2023
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 18, 2081
Triad
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 8, 1965
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 10, 2139
Lunar eclipses of 2049–2052
Saros 147
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 154.| October 3, 2043 | October 13, 2061 |