February 2027 lunar eclipse explained

bgcolor=#e7dcc3 colspan=2	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 20 February 2027
align=center colspan=2	The moon will perceptibly dim as it passes through the Earth's southern penumbral shadow
align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0		143 (19 of 73)
align=center bgcolor=#c0b0e0 colspan=2	Duration (hr:mn:sc)
align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0	Penumbral	4:00:59
align=center bgcolor=#a0d0e0 colspan=2	Contacts
align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0	P1
align=center bgcolor=#a0a0e0	Greatest	23:12:51
align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0	P4	1:13:19

A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on 20–21 February 2027.

Visibility

It will be completely visible over Africa, Europe and western Asia, will be seen rising over most of the Americas, and setting over eastern Asia and western Australia.

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2027

• An annular solar eclipse on 6 February.
• A penumbral lunar eclipse on 20 February.
• A penumbral lunar eclipse on 18 July.
• A total solar eclipse on 2 August.
• A penumbral lunar eclipse on 17 August.

Saros series

It is part of Saros cycle 143.

Metonic cycle (19 years)

This is the last of five Metonic lunar eclipses.

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 partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 150.

See also

• List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses

External links

• Saros cycle 143

Notes and References

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