May 2031 lunar eclipse explained

A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on May 7, 2031.^[1]

Related 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).^[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 119.

Tritos series

• Preceded: Lunar eclipse of June 5, 2020
• Followed: Lunar eclipse of April 5, 2042

Tzolkinex

• Preceded: Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2024
• Followed: Lunar eclipse of June 17, 2038

See also

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.hermit.org/Eclipse/gen_stats.cgi?mode=query&page=full&qtype=type&body=L&saros=112 Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 112
2. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros