October 2051 lunar eclipse explained

Type:total
Date:19 October 2051
Gamma:-0.2542
Magnitude:1.4118[1]
Saros Ser:137
Saros No:28 of 78
Totality:83 minutes 34 seconds
Partiality:204 minutes 17 seconds
Penumbral:314 minutes 11 seconds
P1:16:33:07
U1:17:28:05
U2:18:28:26
Greatest:19:10:13
U3:19:52:00
U4:20:52:21
P4:21:47:18
Previous:April 2051
Next:April 2052

A total lunar eclipse will take place on October 19, 2051. The northern limb of the Moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow.

This will be the first central eclipse of Saros series 137 and the fourth and final lunar eclipse in the 2050–2051 tetrad.

Less than a day from perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger, and be considered a supermoon.

Visibility

It will be completely visible over Central Asia, and Africa, seen rising over Western Africa, and South America, and setting over Australia.

Related lunar eclipses

Saros series

It is part of Saros series 137.

See also

Notes and References

  1. For a partial or total lunar eclipse, this value denotes the umbral magnitude. For a penumbral lunar eclipse, this denotes the penumbral magnitude.