March 2053 lunar eclipse

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March 2053 lunar eclipse
Penumbral eclipse
Chart showing how the Moon will travel through the Earth's penumbral shadow at hourly snapshots
Date4 March 2053
Gamma−1.0530
Magnitude0.9323
Saros cycle114 (61 of 71)
Penumbral251 minutes 5 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P115:14:56
Greatest17:20:31
P419:26:01

A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur on Tuesday, March 4, 2053.

Visibility[edit]

View of the Earth from the Moon at greatest eclipse

The entire eclipse will be visible in Asia and Australia. Most or some of the eclipse will be visible in Europe, Africa, and the remainder of Oceania.

This lunar eclipse will be followed by the solar eclipse of March 20, 2053.

Related lunar eclipses[edit]

This lunar eclipse is part of Lunar Saros 114.

Lunar year series[edit]

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2053–2056
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
114 2053 Mar 04
Penumbral
119 2053 Aug 29
Penumbral
124 2054 Feb 22
Total
129 2054 Aug 18
Total
134 2055 Feb 11
Total
139 2055 Aug 07
Partial
144 2056 Feb 01
Penumbral
149 2056 Jul 26
Partial
Last set 2052 Apr 14 Last set 2052 Oct 08
Next set 2056 Dec 22 Next set 2056 Jun 27

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