May 2041 lunar eclipse

May 2041 lunar eclipse

Partial eclipse
Date	16 May 2041
Gamma	−0.9746
Magnitude	0.0645
Saros cycle	141 (25 of 72)
Partiality	58 minutes 27 seconds
Penumbral	269 minutes 44 seconds
Contacts (UTC) P1 22:26:48 U1 00:12:30 Greatest 00:41:37 U4 01:10:57 P4 02:56:32

A partial lunar eclipse will take place on May 16, 2041.

Visibility

Member

This is the 25th member of Lunar Saros 141. The previous event was the May 2023 lunar eclipse.

Related lunar eclipses

Lunar year series (354 days)

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2038-2042

Descending node				Ascending node
Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart		Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart
111	2038 Jun 17	Penumbral		116	2038 Dec 11	Penumbral
121	2039 Jun 06	Partial		126	2039 Nov 30	Partial
131	2040 May 26	Total		136	2040 Nov 18	Total
141	2041 May 16	Partial		146	2041 Nov 08	Partial
				156	2042 Oct 28	Penumbral
Last set	2038 Jul 16			Last set	2038 Jan 21
Next set	2042 Apr 05			Next set	2042 Sep 29

Metonic series

This eclipse is the fourth and final of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, May 15–16, each separated by 19 years.

The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the Earth's shadow will be in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

1984 May 15.19 - penumbral (111) 2003 May 16.15 - total (121) 2022 May 16.17 - total (131) 2041 May 16.03 - penumbral (141)	1984 Nov 08.75 - penumbral (116) 2003 Nov 09.05 - total (126) 2022 Nov 08.46 - total (136) 2041 Nov 08.19 - partial (146) 2060 Nov 08.17 - penumbral (156)

See also

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

External links

• 2041 May 16 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC