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July 2019 lunar eclipse
Partial eclipse
Near greatest eclipse from Tilehurst, England, 21:30 UTC
Date16 July 2019
Gamma−0.64300
Magnitude0.65310
Saros cycle139 (22 of 81)
Partiality177 minutes, 56 seconds
Penumbral333 minutes, 43 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P118:43:53
U120:01:43
Greatest21:30:45
U422:59:39
P400:17:36 (17 July)

A partial lunar eclipse occurred on the 16 and 17 July 2019. The Moon was covered about 65% by the Earth's umbral shadow at maximum eclipse.

This was the last umbral lunar eclipse until May 2021.

July 2019 calendar

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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Visibility

It was visible over most of Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe, and South America.[1]


View of earth from moon during greatest eclipse

Visibility map

Eclipses of 2019

Lunar year series

This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of lunar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.[2]

The penumbral lunar eclipses on March 23, 2016 and September 16, 2016 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set, and the penumbral lunar eclipses on June 5, 2020 and November 30, 2020 occur in the next lunar year eclipse set.

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2016 to 2020
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date
Viewing 		Type
Chart 		Gamma Saros Date
Viewing 		Type
Chart 		Gamma
109 2016 Aug 18
 Penumbral
 1.5641 114
 2017 Feb 11
 Penumbral
 −1.0255
119
 2017 Aug 07
 Partial
 0.8669 124
 2018 Jan 31
 Total
 −0.3014
129
 2018 Jul 27
 Total
 0.1168 134
 2019 Jan 21
 Total
 0.3684
139
 2019 Jul 16
 Partial
 −0.6430 144
 2020 Jan 10
 Penumbral
 1.0727
149 2020 Jul 05
 Penumbral
 −1.3639

Saros series

It is part of Saros cycle 139.

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[3] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 146.

July 11, 2010 July 22, 2028

Saros cycle

Lunar Saros series 139, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 79 lunar eclipse events including 27 total lunar eclipses.

  • First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1658 Dec 09
  • First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1947 Jun 03
  • First Total Lunar Eclipse: 2073 Aug 17
  • First Central Lunar Eclipse: 2109 Sep 09
  • Greatest Eclipse of Lunar Saros 139: 2199 Nov 02
  • Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 2488 Apr 26
  • Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 2542 May 30
  • Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2686 Aug 25
  • Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 3065 Apr 13

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lunar eclipse july 2019 timing of all countries". bindassnews.com. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  2. ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  3. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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