- Source: January 2038 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, January 21, 2038, with an umbral magnitude of −0.1127. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into the Earth's penumbra. 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. Occurring about 3.1 days before perigee (on January 24, 2038, at 4:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
This eclipse will be the first of four penumbral lunar eclipses in 2038, with the others occurring on June 17, July 16, and December 11.
Visibility
The eclipse will be completely visible over North and South America, west Africa, and Europe, seen rising over the eastern Pacific Ocean and setting over east Africa and west and central Asia.
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 2038
=An annular solar eclipse on January 5.
A penumbral lunar eclipse on January 21.
A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 17.
An annular solar eclipse on July 2.
A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 16.
A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 11.
A total solar eclipse on December 26.
= Metonic
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 3, 2034
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 8, 2041
= Tzolkinex
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 9, 2030
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 2045
= Half-Saros
=Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 2029
Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 2047
= Tritos
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 20, 2027
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 20, 2048
= Lunar Saros 144
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 10, 2020
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 1, 2056
= Inex
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 9, 2009
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 31, 2066
= Triad
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 23, 1951
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 21, 2124
= Lunar eclipses of 2035–2038
== Saros 144
=Lunar Saros series 144, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 20 total lunar eclipses.
First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1749 Jul 29
First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2146 Mar 28
First Total Lunar Eclipse: 2308 Jul 04
First Central Lunar Eclipse: 2362 Aug 06
Greatest Eclipse of the Lunar Saros 144: 2416 Sep 07
Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 2488 Oct 20
Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 2651 Jan 28
Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2867 Jun 08
Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 3011 Sep 04
= 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 151.
See also
List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
Notes
External links
2038 Jan 21 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC