September 2090 lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse will take place on September 8, 2090.

The moon hourly movement through the Earth's shadow

This is the final (last) total lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 129. The next 21 eclipses are all partial events, starting with the September 20, 2108 partial lunar eclipse.

Visibility

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It will be completely visible over Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, seen rising over the Americas on the evening of Friday, September 8, 2090 and setting over Asia and Australia on the morning of Saturday, September 9, 2090.

 

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Saros series

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Lunar saros series 129, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, containing 71 events, has 11 total lunar eclipses. The first total lunar eclipse of this series was on May 24, 1910, and last will be on September 8, 2090. The longest occurrence of this series was on July 16, 2000 when totality lasted 106 minutes and 24.6 seconds.

Greatest First
 
The greatest eclipse of the series occurred on 2000 Jul 16, lasting 106 minutes.
Penumbral Partial Total Central
1351 Jun 10 1513 Sep 15 1910 May 24 1946 Jun 14
Last
Central Total Partial Penumbral
2036 Aug 7 2090 Sep 8 2469 Apr 26 2613 Jul 24
1901–2100
1910 May 24 1928 Jun 3 1946 Jun 14
           
1964 Jun 25 1982 Jul 6 2000 Jul 16
           
2018 Jul 27 2036 Aug 7 2054 Aug 18
           
2072 Aug 28 2090 Sep 8
       

It last occurred on August 18, 2054 and will next occur on September 20, 2108.

This is the 42nd member of Lunar Saros 129, and the last total eclipse. The previous event is the August 2072 lunar eclipse. Lunar Saros 129 contains 11 total lunar eclipses between 1910 and 2090. Solar Saros 136 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.

Half-Saros cycle

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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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 136.

September 3, 2081 September 14, 2099
   

See also

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Notes

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