December 2030 lunar eclipse
| Penumbral Lunar Eclipse December 9, 2030 | |
|---|---|
 The moon will perceptibly dim as the moon passed through the Earth's northern penumbral shadow | |
| Series (and member) | 145 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Penumbral | |
| Contacts | |
| P1 | UTC |
| Greatest | |
| P4 | |
A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on Monday, December 9, 2030.[1]
Related lunar eclipses[edit]
Lunar year series[edit]
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 2027–2031 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
| 110 | 2027 Jul 18
|
Penumbral
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115 | 2028 Jan 12
|
Partial
| |
| 120 | 2028 Jul 06
|
Partial
|
125 | 2028 Dec 31
|
Total
| |
| 130 | 2029 Jun 26
|
Total
|
135 | 2029 Dec 20
|
Total
| |
| 140 | 2030 Jun 15
|
Partial
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145 | 2030 Dec 09
|
Penumbral
| |
| 150 | 2031 Jun 05
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Penumbral
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| Last set | 2027 Aug 17 | Last set | 2027 Feb 20 | |||
| Next set | 2031 May 07 | Next set | 2031 Oct 30 | |||
Half-Saros cycle[edit]
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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 152.
| December 4, 2021 | December 15, 2039 |
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See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 145
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links[edit]
- 2030 Dec 09 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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