April 2032 lunar eclipse
total
DateApril 25, 2032
Gamma−0.3558
Magnitude1.1925
Saros ser122
Saros no57 of 75
Totality65 minutes, 32 seconds
Partiality211 minutes, 11 seconds
Penumbral342 minutes, 26 seconds
P 112:22:16
U 113:27:58
U 214:40:47
Greatest15:14:51
U 315:46:19
U 416:59:09
P 418:04:42
PreviousOctober 2031
NextOctober 2032

A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Sunday, April 25, 2032,[1] with an umbral magnitude of 1.1925. 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. The Moon's apparent diameter will be near the average diameter because it will occur 6.7 days after apogee (on April 18, 2032, at 23:00 UTC) and 8.1 days before perigee (on May 3, 2032, at 16:45 UTC).[2]

This lunar eclipse is the first of a tetrad, with four total lunar eclipses in series, the others being on October 18, 2032, April 14, 2033, and October 8, 2033.

Visibility

The eclipse will be completely visible over east Asia, Australia, and Antarctica, seen rising over east and central Africa, eastern Europe, and west and central Asia and setting over the eastern Pacific Ocean and western North America.[3]

Eclipse details

Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[4]

April 25, 2032 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
ParameterValue
Penumbral Magnitude2.22037
Umbral Magnitude1.19249
Gamma−0.35578
Sun Right Ascension02h14m38.2s
Sun Declination+13°30'28.8"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'53.8"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension14h14m18.6s
Moon Declination-13°50'06.1"
Moon Semi-Diameter15'27.9"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°56'45.4"
ΔT75.0 s

Eclipse season

See also: Eclipse cycle

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.

Eclipse season of April–May 2032
April 25
Ascending node (full moon)
May 9
Descending node (new moon)
Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 122		Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 148

Eclipses in 2032

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Lunar Saros 122

Inex

Triad

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[5] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 129.

April 20, 2023April 30, 2041

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "April 25–26, 2032 Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)". timeanddate. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Total Lunar Eclipse of 2032 Apr 25". NASA. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Total Lunar Eclipse of 2032 Apr 25". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  5. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros