August 2055 lunar eclipse

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August 2055 lunar eclipse
Partial eclipse
Lunar eclipse chart close-2055Aug07.png
The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals.
DateAugust 7, 2055 (2055-08-07)
Gamma−0.4769
Magnitude−0.9641
Saros cycle139 (22 of 79)

A partial lunar eclipse will take place on August 7, 2055. It will last 3 hours, 23 minutes, and 23 seconds.[1]

Visibility[]

Lunar eclipse from moon-2055Aug07.png

Related eclipses[]

Saros cycle[]

Lunar Saros series 139, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 79 lunar eclipse events including 42 umbral lunar eclipses (15 partial lunar eclipses and 27 total lunar eclipses)..

Greatest First

The greatest eclipse of the series will occur on , lasting 102 minutes.[2]
Penumbral Partial Total Central
1658 Dec 09 1947 Jun 03
Last
Central Total Partial Penumbral
2488 Apr 26 2542 May 30 2686 Aug 25 3065 Apr 13
1901–2100
1947 Jun 03
Lunar eclipse chart close-1911May13.png Lunar eclipse from moon-1911May13.png Lunar eclipse chart close-1929May23.png Lunar eclipse from moon-1929May23.png Lunar eclipse chart close-1947Jun03.png Lunar eclipse from moon-1947Jun03.png
1965 Jun 14 1983 Jun 25 2001 Jul 05
Lunar eclipse chart close-1965Jun14.png Lunar eclipse from moon-1965Jun14.png Lunar eclipse chart close-1983Jun25.png Lunar eclipse from moon-1983Jun25.png Lunar eclipse chart close-2001Jul05.png Lunar eclipse from moon-2001Jul05.png
2019 Jul 16 2037 Jul 27 2055 Aug 07
Lunar eclipse chart close-2019Jul16.png Lunar eclipse from moon-2019Jul16.png Lunar eclipse chart close-2037Jul27.png Lunar eclipse from moon-2037Jul27.png Lunar eclipse chart close-2055Aug07.png Lunar eclipse from moon-2055Aug07.png

Lunar year series[]

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
Lunar eclipse from moon-2053Mar04.png
Penumbral
Lunar eclipse chart close-2053Mar04.png
119 2053 Aug 29
Penumbral
Lunar eclipse chart close-2053Aug29.png
124 2054 Feb 22
Lunar eclipse from moon-2054Feb22.png
Total
Lunar eclipse chart close-2054Feb22.png
129 2054 Aug 18
Lunar eclipse from moon-2054Aug18.png
Total
Lunar eclipse chart close-2054Aug18.png
134 2055 Feb 11
Lunar eclipse from moon-2055Feb11.png
Total
Lunar eclipse chart close-2055Feb11.png
139 2055 Aug 07
Lunar eclipse from moon-2055Aug07.png
Partial
Lunar eclipse chart close-2055Aug07.png
144
Lunar eclipse from moon-2056Feb01.png
Penumbral
Lunar eclipse chart close-2056Feb01.png
149
Lunar eclipse from moon-2056Jul26.png
Partial
Lunar eclipse chart close-2056Jul26.png
Last set 2052 Apr 14 Last set 2052 Oct 08
Next set Next set

Half-Saros cycle[]

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[3] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 139.

August 2, 2046 August 12, 2064
SE2046Aug02T.png SE2064Aug12T.png

References[]

  1. ^ "Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 2001 to 2100". NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Archived from the original on 2009-03-22. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. ^ Listing of Eclipses of cycle 139
  3. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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