- Source: July 2083 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, July 29, 2083, with an umbral magnitude of 1.4791. 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 2.9 days after perigee (on July 26, 2083, at 2:25 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
This lunar eclipse will be the second of an almost tetrad, with the others being on February 2, 2083 (total); January 22, 2084 (total); and July 17, 2084 (partial).
The northern tip of the moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow. This is the last central lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 130.
Visibility
The eclipse will be completely visible over much of South America, Africa, western Europe, and Antarctica, seen rising over North America and the eastern Pacific Ocean and setting over eastern Europe, the western half of Asia, and western 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.
Related eclipses
= Eclipses in 2083
=A total lunar eclipse on February 2.
A partial solar eclipse on February 16.
A partial solar eclipse on July 15.
A total lunar eclipse on July 29.
A partial solar eclipse on August 13.
= Metonic
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 10, 2079
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 17, 2087
= Tzolkinex
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 17, 2076
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 8, 2090
= Half-Saros
=Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 24, 2074
Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 3, 2092
= Tritos
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 28, 2072
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 28, 2094
= Lunar Saros 130
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 17, 2065
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 9, 2101
= Inex
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 18, 2054
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 9, 2112
= Triad
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 27, 1996
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 30, 2170
= Lunar eclipses of 2082–2085
== 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
2083 Jul 29 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC