March 2024 lunar eclipse
Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
Date | 25 March 2024 | ||||||||
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Gamma | 1.0609 | ||||||||
Magnitude | 0.9557 | ||||||||
Saros cycle | 113 (64 of 71) | ||||||||
Penumbral | 279 minutes, 9 seconds | ||||||||
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A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on 25 March 2024.
Visibility[]
It will be fully visible from most of the Americas, will be seen rising over Australia and eastern Asia, and setting over western parts of Africa and Europe.
Related eclipses[]
Eclipses of 2024[]
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on 25 March.
- A total solar eclipse on 8 April.
- A partial lunar eclipse on 18 September.
- An annular solar eclipse on 2 October.
Lunar year series[]
Lunar eclipse series sets from 2024–2027 | ||||||
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Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
Saros | Date | Type Viewing |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
113 | 2024 Mar 25 |
Penumbral |
118 | 2024 Sep 18 |
Partial | |
123 | 2025 Mar 14 |
Total |
128 | 2025 Sep 07 |
Total | |
133 | 2026 Mar 03 |
Total |
138 | 2026 Aug 28 |
Partial | |
143 | 2027 Feb 20 |
Penumbral |
148 | 2027 Aug 17 |
Penumbral | |
Last set | 2023 May 05 | Last set | 2023 Oct 28 | |||
Next set | 2028 Jan 12 | Next set | 2027 Jul 18 |
Saros series[]
It is part of Saros cycle 113.
Half-Saros cycle[]
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 120.
20 March 2015 | 30 March 2033 |
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See also[]
- List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
References[]
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links[]
- Saros cycle 113
- 2024 Mar 25 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
Categories:
- 21st-century lunar eclipses
- Future lunar eclipses
- 2024 in science
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