- Source: February 2036 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Monday, February 11, 2036, with an umbral magnitude of 1.3007. 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 1.2 days after perigee (on February 10, 2036, at 16:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
This lunar eclipse will be the first of an almost tetrad, with the others being on August 7, 2036 (total); January 31, 2037 (total); and July 27, 2037 (partial).
Visibility
The eclipse will be completely visible over Africa, Europe, and west, central, and south Asia, seen rising over much of North and South America and setting over east Asia and Australia.
Eclipse details
Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
Eclipse season
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.
Related eclipses
= Eclipses in 2036
=A total lunar eclipse on February 11.
A partial solar eclipse on February 27.
A partial solar eclipse on July 23.
A total lunar eclipse on August 7.
A partial solar eclipse on August 21.
= Metonic
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 25, 2032
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 30, 2039
= Tzolkinex
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 31, 2028
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2043
= Half-Saros
=Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 6, 2027
Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 2045
= Tritos
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 14, 2025
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 12, 2047
= Lunar Saros 124
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 31, 2018
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 22, 2054
= Inex
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 2007
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 22, 2065
= Triad
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 13, 1949
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 13, 2122
= Lunar eclipses of 2035–2038
== Half-Saros cycle
=A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 131.
See also
List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
Notes
External links
2036 Feb 11 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC