May 2023 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on 5 May 2023.
| Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
| Date | 5 May 2023 | ||||||||
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| Gamma | -1.0349 | ||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.9636 | ||||||||
| Saros cycle | 141 (24 of 73) | ||||||||
| Penumbral | 257 minutes, 31 seconds | ||||||||
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Visibility
It will be completely visible over Asia and Australia, and will be seen rising over Africa and much of Europe (basically in Eastern Europe).
Member
This is the 24th member of Lunar Saros 141. The previous event was the April 2005 lunar eclipse. The next event is the May 2041 lunar eclipse.
Related eclipses
Eclipses of 2023
Lunar year series
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 2020–2023 | ||||||||
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| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
| Saros | Date | Type Viewing |
Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
111 |
2020 Jun 05 |
Penumbral |
1.24063 | 116 |
2020 Nov 30 |
Penumbral |
-1.13094 | |
| 121 | 2021 May 26 |
Total |
0.47741 | 126 | 2021 Nov 19 |
Partial |
-0.45525 | |
| 131 | 2022 May 16 |
Total |
-0.25324 | 136 | 2022 Nov 08 |
Total |
0.25703 | |
| 141 | 2023 May 05 |
Penumbral |
-1.03495 | 146 | 2023 Oct 28 |
Partial |
0.94716 | |
| Last set | 2020 Jul 05 | Last set | 2020 Jan 10 | |||||
| Next set | 2024 Mar 25 | Next set | 2024 Sep 18 | |||||
Saros series
Lunar Saros 141, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 72 lunar eclipse events including 26 total lunar eclipses.
First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1608 Aug 25
First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2041 May 16
First Total Lunar Eclipse: 2167 Aug 01
First Central Lunar Eclipse: 2221 Sep 02
Greatest Eclipse of the Lunar Saros 141: 2293 Oct 16
Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 2546 Mar 18
Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 2618 May 1
Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2744 Jul 16
Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 2888 Oct 11
1901-2100
March 1915 lunar eclipse
May 2023 lunar eclipse
May 2059 lunar eclipse
June 2077 lunar eclipse
June 2095 lunar eclipse
Metonic series
This eclipse is the last of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, 4–5 May, 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 in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.
| Metonic events: May 4 and October 28 | |
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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 annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 148.
| 29 April 2014 | 9 May 2032 |
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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
- cycle 141
- 2023 May 05 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
