September 2042 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Monday, September 29, 2042, with an umbral magnitude of −0.0011. 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 only about 9 hours before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
Earlier sources compute this as a 0.3% partial eclipse lasting under 12 minutes, but newer calculations list it as a penumbral eclipse that never enters the umbral shadow.
Visibility
The eclipse will be completely visible over eastern Australia, northeast Asia, and western North America, seen rising over east Asia and western Australia and setting over eastern North America and South America.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 | 0.95481 |
| Umbral Magnitude | −0.00105 |
| Gamma | −1.02617 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 12h23m37.3s |
| Sun Declination | -02°33'13.4" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'57.9" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 00h25m38.7s |
| Moon Declination | +01°38'07.3" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'42.1" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°01'18.0" |
| ΔT | 80.7 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.| September 29 Ascending node | October 14 Descending node | October 28 Ascending node |
| Penumbral lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 118 | Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 144 | Penumbral lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 156 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2042
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on April 5.
- A total solar eclipse on April 20.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on September 29.
- An annular solar eclipse on October 14.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on October 28.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 11, 2038
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 18, 2046
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 19, 2035
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 9, 2049
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 23, 2033
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 4, 2051
Tritos
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 30, 2031
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 29, 2053
Lunar Saros 118
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 18, 2024
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 9, 2060
Inex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 18, 2013
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 9, 2071
Triad
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 29, 1955
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 31, 2129
Lunar eclipses of 2042–2045
Saros 118
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 annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 125.| September 23, 2033 | October 4, 2051 |