November 2021 lunar eclipse
A partial lunar eclipse will take place on 19 November 2021.
| Partial eclipse | |||||||||||||
| Date | 19 November 2021 | ||||||||||||
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| Gamma | -0.4552 | ||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.9742 | ||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 126 (46 of 72) | ||||||||||||
| Partiality | 208 minutes, 23 seconds | ||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 361 minutes, 29 seconds | ||||||||||||
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Visibility
It will be completely visible over Asia, Australia, and the Americas on Friday, 19 November 2021, and some parts of Alaska and Hawaii on Thursday, 18 November 2021.
 
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Related eclipses
Eclipses of 2021
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 | |||||
Tritos series
The tritos series repeats 31 days short of 11 years at alternating nodes. Sequential events have incremental Saros cycle indices.
This series produces 20 total eclipses between April 24, 1967 and August 11, 2185, only being partial on November 19, 2021.
| Tritos eclipse series (subset 1901–2087) | ||||||
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| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type chart | |
| 115 | 1901 Oct 27 |
Partial |
116 | 1912 Sep 26 |
Partial | |
| 117 | 1923 Aug 26 |
Partial |
118 | 1934 Jul 26 |
Partial | |
| 119 | 1945 Jun 25 |
Partial |
120 | 1956 May 24 |
Partial | |
| 121 | 1967 Apr 24 |
Total |
122 | 1978 Mar 24 |
Total | |
| 123 | 1989 Feb 20 |
Total |
124 | 2000 Jan 21 |
Total | |
| 125 | 2010 Dec 21 |
Total |
126 | 2021 Nov 19 |
Partial | |
| 127 | 2032 Oct 18 |
Total |
128 | 2043 Sep 19 |
Total | |
| 129 | 2054 Aug 18 |
Total |
130 | 2065 Jul 17 |
Total | |
| 131 | 2076 Jun 17 |
Total |
132 | 2087 May 17 |
Total | |
| 133 | 2098 Apr 15 |
Total | ||||
Saros series
It is part of saros series 126.
Lunar Saros series 126, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 70 lunar eclipse events including 14 total lunar eclipses. Solar Saros 133 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.
First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1228 Jul 18
First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1625 Mar 24
First Total Lunar Eclipse: 1769 Jun 19
First Central Lunar Eclipse: 1805 Jul 11
Greatest Eclipse of the Lunar Saros 126: 1859 Aug 13, lasting 106 minutes.
Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 1931 Sep 26
Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 2003 Nov 09
Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2346 Jun 05
Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 2472 Aug 19
1901-2100
2057 Dec 11
2075 Dec 22
2094 Jan 01
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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 133.
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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
- Saros cycle 126
- 2021 Nov 19 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
