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September 2042 lunar eclipse

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September 2042 lunar eclipse
Penumbral eclipse
Date29 September 2042
Gamma−1.0261
Magnitude0.9528[1]
Saros cycle118 (53 of 73[2])
Penumbral238 minutes 32 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P108:45:03
Greatest10:44:20
P412:43:35

A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on September 29, 2042. Earlier sources compute this as a 0.3% partial eclipse lasting under 12 minutes,[3] but newer calculations list it as a penumbral eclipse that never enters the umbral shadow.

Visibility

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Lunar year series

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Lunar eclipse series sets from 2042-2045
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
113 2042 Apr 05
Penumbral
118 2042 Sep 29
Penumbral
123 2043 Mar 25
Total
128 2043 Sep 19
Total
133 2044 Mar 13
Total
138 2044 Sep 07
Total
143 2045 Mar 03
Penumbral
148 2045 Aug 27
Penumbral
Last set 2041 May 16 Last set 2042 Nov 08
Next set 2046 Jan 22 Next set 2046 Jul 18

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ For a partial or total lunar eclipse, this value denotes the umbral magnitude. For a penumbral lunar eclipse, this denotes the penumbral magnitude.
  2. ^ "NASA - Catalog of Lunar Eclipses in Saros 118". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
  3. ^ "Extremes of Lunar Eclipse from 1900 to 2100". www.hko.gov.hk.
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