May 2170 lunar eclipse
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| Date | May 30, 2170 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gamma | 0.0174 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.8330 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 133 (35 of 71) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 101 minutes, 41 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 219 minutes, 22 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 335 minutes, 22 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Wednesday, May 30, 2170,[1] with an umbral magnitude of 1.7488. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 3.6 days after perigee (on May 26, 2170, at 10:15 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.[2]
This will be the greatest lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 133 as well as the largest and darkest lunar eclipse of the 22nd century.[3]
Visibility
[edit]The eclipse will be completely visible over central and eastern South America, western Europe, and much of Africa, seen rising over western South America and much of North America and setting over eastern Europe, the western half of Asia, and western Australia.
Eclipse details
[edit]Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[4]
| Parameter | Value |
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| Penumbral Magnitude | 2.81880 |
| Umbral Magnitude | 1.83301 |
| Gamma | 0.01743 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 04h28m29.8s |
| Sun Declination | +21°45'15.5" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'47.2" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 16h28m30.9s |
| Moon Declination | -21°44'16.0" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'00.8" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°58'46.3" |
| ΔT | 219.6 s |
Eclipse season
[edit]This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.
| May 16 Ascending node (new moon) |
May 30 Descending node (full moon) |
June 14 Ascending node (new moon) |
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| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 121 |
Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 133 |
Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 159 |
Related eclipses
[edit]Eclipses in 2170
[edit]- A partial solar eclipse on May 16.
- A total lunar eclipse on May 30.
- A partial solar eclipse on June 14.
- A partial solar eclipse on November 8.
- A total lunar eclipse on November 23.
- A partial solar eclipse on December 7.
Metonic
[edit]- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 11, 2166
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 18, 2174
Tzolkinex
[edit]- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 19, 2163
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 11, 2177
Half-Saros
[edit]- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 25, 2161
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 5, 2179
Tritos
[edit]- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 30, 2159
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 29, 2181
Lunar Saros 133
[edit]- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 18, 2152
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 9, 2188
Inex
[edit]- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 19, 2141
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 10, 2199
Triad
[edit]- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 29, 2083
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 30, 2257
Lunar eclipses of 2168–2172
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Saros 133
[edit]Lunar saros series 133, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 54 umbral lunar eclipses (33 partial lunar eclipses and 21 total lunar eclipses).
| Greatest | First | |||
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The greatest eclipse of the series will occur on 2170 May 30, lasting 102 minutes. |
Penumbral | Partial | Total | Central |
| 1557 May 13 |
1683 Aug 07 |
1917 Dec 28
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2098 Apr 15
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| 2224 Jul 01 |
2278 Aug 03 |
2429 Dec 11 |
2754 Jun 26 | |
There are 10 series events between 1901 and 2100, grouped into threes (called an exeligmos), each column with approximately the same viewing longitude on Earth.
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Half-Saros cycle
[edit]A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[5] This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 140.
| May 25, 2161 | June 5, 2179 |
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References
[edit]- ^ "May 29–30, 2170 Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)". timeanddate. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ a b "NASA - Catalog of Lunar Eclipses in Saros 133". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ "Total Lunar Eclipse of 2170 May 30". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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