August 2072 lunar eclipse explained

A total lunar eclipse will take place on August 28, 2072.

Visibility

It will be completely visible over North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, seen rising over Europe, Africa, and Asia and setting over North America. In South America the eclipse will be not visible over invisible.

Related lunar eclipses

Inex

Tritos

Tzolkinex

Triad

Octon (1/5 of Metonic Cycle)

Related lunar eclipses

Saros series

It last occurred on August 18, 2054 and will next occur on September 8, 2090.

This is the 40th member of Lunar Saros 129. The previous event was the August 2036 lunar eclipse. The next event is the August 2072 lunar eclipse. Lunar Saros 129 contains 11 total lunar eclipses between 1910 and 2090. Solar Saros 136 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 136.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros