September 2024 lunar eclipse

A partial lunar eclipse will take place on 18 September 2024, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2024.

Visibility[]

It will be completely visible over western parts of Africa and Europe, South and eastern North America, will be seen rising over the rest of North America, and setting over the rest 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
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 118.

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 partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 125.

13 September 2015	23 September 2033

See also[]

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

References[]

External links[]

• Saros cycle 118
• 2024 Sep 18 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC

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