May 2050 lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse will take place on May 6, 2050.

May 2050 lunar eclipse
Total eclipse
Date6 May 2050
Gamma-0.4181
Magnitude1.0767[1]
Saros cycle122 (58 of 75[2])
Totality43 minutes 11 seconds
Partiality205 minutes 59 seconds
Penumbral340 minutes 1 second

This lunar eclipse will be the first of a tetrad, four total lunar eclipses in series. The previous series will have taken place in 2043 and 2044, starting with the March 2043 lunar eclipse.

This will be the 58th member of Lunar Saros 122. The previous event will have been the April 2032 lunar eclipse.

Visibility

Lunar year series
Lunar eclipse series sets from 2049-2052
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing		 Type
Chart		 Saros Date
Viewing		 Type
Chart
112 2049 May 17
 Penumbral
 117 2049 Nov 09
 Penumbral
122 2050 May 06
 Total
 127 2050 Oct 30
 Total
132 2051 Apr 26
 Total
 137 2051 Oct 19
 Total
142 2052 Apr 14
 Penumbral
 147 2052 Oct 08
 Partial
Last set 2049 Jun 15 Last set 2048 Dec 20
Next set 2053 Aug 29 Next set 2053 Mar 04

Metonic series

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.

This series has 9 events centered on May 6th and October 30th: (saros number)

Ascending node Descending node
  1. 2031 May 07.160 - penumbral (112)
  2. 2050 May 06.937 - total (122)
  3. 2069 May 06.380 - total (132)
  4. 2088 May 05.677 - partial (142)
  5. 2107 May 07.186 - penumbral (152)
  1. 2031 Oct 30.323 - penumbral (117)
  2. 2050 Oct 30.139 - total (127)
  3. 2069 Oct 30.148 - total (137)
  4. 2088 Oct 30.125 - partial (147)

See also

Notes
  1. For a partial or total lunar eclipse, this value denotes the umbral magnitude. For a penumbral lunar eclipse, this denotes the penumbral magnitude.
  2. Lunar Saros 122 - Fred Espenak's GSFC Eclipse Canon


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