March 2024 lunar eclipse

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March 2024 lunar eclipse
Penumbral eclipse
Date25 March 2024
Gamma1.0609
Magnitude0.9557
Saros cycle113 (64 of 71)
Penumbral279 minutes, 9 seconds

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.

Lunar eclipse from moon-2024Mar25.png Lunar eclipse chart close-2024Mar25.png

Related eclipses[]

Eclipses of 2024[]

Lunar year series[]

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2024–2027
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date Type
Viewing
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
113 2024 Mar 25
Lunar eclipse from moon-2024Mar25.png
Penumbral
Lunar eclipse chart close-2024Mar25.png
118 2024 Sep 18
Lunar eclipse from moon-2024Sep18.png
Partial
Lunar eclipse chart close-2024Sep18.png
123 2025 Mar 14
Lunar eclipse from moon-2025Mar14.png
Total
Lunar eclipse chart close-2025Mar14.png
128 2025 Sep 07
Lunar eclipse from moon-2025Sep07.png
Total
Lunar eclipse chart close-2025Sep07.png
133 2026 Mar 03
Lunar eclipse from moon-2026Mar03.png
Total
Lunar eclipse chart close-2026Mar03.png
138 2026 Aug 28
Lunar eclipse from moon-2026Aug28.png
Partial
Lunar eclipse chart close-2026Aug28.png
143 2027 Feb 20
Lunar eclipse from moon-2027Feb20.png
Penumbral
Lunar eclipse chart close-2027Feb20.png
148 2027 Aug 17
Lunar eclipse from moon-2027Aug17.png
Penumbral
Lunar eclipse chart close-2027Aug17.png
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
SE2015Mar20T.png SE2033Mar30T.png

See also[]

  • List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses

References[]

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

External links[]


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