- Source: July 2047 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Sunday, July 7, 2047, with an umbral magnitude of 1.7529. 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 3.4 days after perigee (on July 4, 2047, at 0:55 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
The moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow. Totality will last 100 minutes 49 seconds, the second longest for this Saros series.
Visibility
The eclipse will be completely visible over eastern Australia, Antarctica, and the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, seen rising over east Asia and western Australia and setting over North and South America.
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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.
Related eclipses
= Eclipses in 2047
=A total lunar eclipse on January 12.
A partial solar eclipse on January 26.
A partial solar eclipse on June 23.
A total lunar eclipse on July 7.
A partial solar eclipse on July 22.
A partial solar eclipse on December 16.
= Metonic
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 19, 2043
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 26, 2051
= Tzolkinex
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2040
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 18, 2054
= Half-Saros
=Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 2, 2038
Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 12, 2056
= Tritos
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 7, 2036
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 6, 2058
= Lunar Saros 130
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 26, 2029
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 17, 2065
= Inex
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 27, 2018
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 17, 2076
= Triad
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 5, 1960
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 8, 2134
= Lunar eclipses of 2046–2049
== Saros 130
=Lunar saros series 130, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 56 umbral lunar eclipses (42 partial lunar eclipses and 14 total lunar eclipses). Solar Saros 137 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.
= 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 annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 137.
See also
List of lunar eclipses
List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
Notes
External links
2047 Jul 07 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC