Albert Kong

THE ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY FOR 2010 December 23

The 2010 Winter Solstice Moon's Eclipse

Image Credit & Copyright: Chris Hetlage

Explanation: A big, bright, beautiful Full Moon slid into planet Earth's shadow early Tuesday morning. Remarkably, the total lunar eclipse coincided with the date of the December Solstice. During the eclipse, the best viewing in North America found the coppery lunar disc high in a cold winter sky, the Moon reddened by light filtering into the Earth's dark central shadow or umbra. The light comes from all the sunsets and sunrises, seen from a lunar perspective around the edges of a silhouetted Earth. Passing closer to the center of the umbra, the Moon's southern hemisphere (left) appears darker in this eclipse image, recorded from Deerlick Astronomy Village, Georgia, USA. The picture is a digital composite, a separate longer exposure added to an eclipse frame to capture the surrounding star field.

PHOTO ABOVE OF THE 2010 DEC 21 LUNAR ECLIPSE FROM TEXAS BY ROD LINDLEY

2010 DEC 21TOTALITY PHOTO ABOVE FROM PENNSYLVANIA BY KEVIN R. WITMAN

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Alan Dyer

Image taken:

Dec. 21, 2010

Location:

Near Gleichen, Alberta, Canada

Details:

These two shots are "HDR" High Dynamic Range composites of 7 to 9 exposures, to capture the lunar eclipse scene more as the eye saw it, compressing the wide range of brightness into a single image. One shows the wide field view of the eclipsed Moon near the star cluster M35, as it appeared in binoculars. It was taken with a 77mm aperture Borg astrographic refractor and Canon 5DMk II camera. The other, taken with a 130mm aperture apo refractor and Canon 7D camera, shows a close up during the partial phase, depicting the Moon as it appeared in a telescope eyepiece. It was taken about 20 minutes before totality, and captures the subtle colours along the advancing edge of the shadow. The colours' vibrancy has been exaggerated here somewhat, to bring out the blue rim to the Earth's umbral shadow. The HDR techniques make it possible at long last to get an image of an eclipsed Moon that really looks like what the eye saw.

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THE NEXT TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE VISIBLE IN THE USA OCCURS ON 2010 DEC 21.

OCCURRING ON THE WINTER SOLSTICE MEANS THE FULL MOON BEING OPPOSITE

TO THE LOWEST SUN ANGLE POSSIBLE WILL PUT THIS ECLIPSE AT ONE OF THE

MOST NORTHERN POSITIONS IN THE SKY POSSIBLE. PLEASE READ FURTHER:

This total lunar eclipse is rare in that it occurs on our winter solstice (the last one was in 1638) with the moon passing

through the northern part of the umbra (for 72.4 minutes of totality.) The eclipsed full moon being opposite the sun

when it is at its lowest declination means that the moon will be close to the highest declination possible and still be in total

eclipse. The next time we have a winter solstice total lunar eclipse will not be until the year 2094 with a 92 minute totality

which will also occur in the northern section of our umbra, but the longer totality means that the moon will be closer to the

umbral center and therefore not quite as far north. The total lunar eclipse that will be further north (also on the winter solstice)

than this month's will not be until 2485 for a shorter 48 minute totality also occurring in the northern part of the earth's umbra.

However, neither of these two future lunar eclipses mentioned occurs for our longitude, but rather in eastern Europe and Asia,

So don't miss this one in 2010. Totality will occur from 2:40.8 AM to 3:53.2 AM EST on December 21st.

The winter solstice will occur in the evening of December 21st at 6:38 PM EST. The next total lunar eclipse visible in the Eastern

USA will be about a half hour later on 2014 April 15.

THE TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSES THAT ARE FARTHEST NORTH FROM 1900 - 2500 ARE:

1964 DEC 19 - 23* 48' N

1982 DEC 30 - 23* 33' N

2010 DEC 21 - 23* 45' N

2094 DEC 21 - 23* 37' N

2485 DEC 21 - 23* 47' N

NOTE THAT THESE DECLINATIONS ARE FOR THE MOMENT OF MAXIMUM ECLIPSE IN GEOCENTRIC COORDINATES.

IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THERE ARE OTHER ECLIPSES WHICH SHOULD BE ADDED TO THIS LIST DURING THE

SIX CENTURIES COVERED. THIS DATA COMES FROM JEAN MEEUS's BOOK "MORSELS IV" - CHAPTER 30 p147.

THE ECLIPSE IS VISIBLE FROM THIS PART OF THE WORLD AS VIEWED FROM THE MOON:

START OF PARTIAL PHASES MID-TOTALITY END OF PARTIAL PHASES

BEST DATA FOR THIS ECLIPSE THAT I CAN FIND (from the Occult 4 program of IOTA):

L U N A R E C L I P S E on 2010 Dec 21

Overhead at

Event EST P.A. Long Lat

h m s o o o

[1] Moon Enters Penumbra 0 29 9 107 -84 24

[2] Moon Enters Umbra 1 32 29 114 -100 24

[3] Total Eclipse Starts 2 40 49 320 -116 24

[4] Maximum Eclipse 3 16 58 -125 24 MOON'S DISTANCE - 233,958 MILES (CENTER TO CENTER)

[5] Total Eclipse Ends 3 53 14 51 -133 24

[6] Moon Leaves Umbra 5 1 32 257 -150 24

[7] Moon Leaves Penumbra 6 4 42 264 -165 24

Contact times are based on an elliptic shadow

Magnitude of Umbral Eclipse = 1.256

[delta T = 66.2 secs]

[Adopted oblateness of the Earth's atmosphere = 1/298.3]

FROM SHADOW & SUBSTANCE:

SKY MAP OF THE DEC 21st LUNAR ECLIPSE

IN EST PARTIAL PHASE BEGINS AT 1:32.5 AM, TOTALITY IS 2:40.8 - 3:53.2 AM, PARTIAL PHASE ENDS AT 5:01.5 AM

MONTAGE OF THE 2010 DEC 21 LUNAR ECLIPSE CONSTRUCTED BY PHIL HARRINGTON

THE FULL SKY MAP BELOW AT TIME OF MAXIMUM ECLIPSE (3:17 AM EST) FROM HEAVENS-ABOVE.COM

MOON'S GEOCENTRIC DISTANCE WAS 233,958 MILES FROM THE EARTH

Total Lunar Eclipse: December 21, 2010

FROM HERMIT ECLIPSE

The total lunar eclipse of December 21 2010 will be visible over eastern Asia, Australasia, northwestern Europe and Africa, and the Americas. The Moon will be well within the Earth's umbral shadow, in a total eclipse that will last over an hour.

The penumbral eclipse -- the least exciting, and hardest to see part -- will begin at 05:27:43 UT and end at 11:06:04 UT. It will be visible from northwestern Europe, Africa and south America when it begins around Moonset; north America and the Pacific; and eastern Asia and Australasia when it ends at around Moonrise.

The partial eclipse will begin at 06:32:17 UT and end 3½ hours later at 10:01:39 UT, and will be visible from a slightly smaller area. The total eclipse lasts for over one hour; it begins at 07:40:21 UT and ends at 08:53:34 UT, with the moment of greatest eclipse at 08:16:56 UT. It is visible over Britain and northwest Europe at Moonset (dawn); the Pacific and the Americas; and northeast Asia around Moonrise (Sunset).

The total eclipse should be a spectacular sight; the Moon will be well within the Earth's umbral shadow, the umbral magnitude being 1.261, and should be stained dark red by the Earth's atmosphere. Don't miss it!

More information on this eclipse may be found at Fred Espenak's site.

The following map shows the areas where the partial eclipse will be visible:

Visibility of the partial eclipse.

This map shows the position of the Moon (the cross in the centre) at the time of maximum eclipse. The darkened area sees the whole eclipse; the pink areas to the right see only the beginning; and the blue areas on the left see the end.

The following map shows the areas where the total eclipse will be visible:

Visibility of the total eclipse.

This map shows the position of the Moon (the cross in the centre) at the time of maximum eclipse. The darkened area sees the whole total eclipse; the pink areas to the right see only the beginning; and the blue areas on the left see the end. The moment of maximum eclipse will be visible from the darker pink and blue areas, and the whole of the darkened area.

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NEXT TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE VISIBLE IN THE ENTIRE USA - 2014 APRIL 15

SEE DIAGRAM WITH DATA at:

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2014Apr15T.pdf

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Lunar Eclipses

Fifteen Millennium Catalog

AD 2001 - AD 2100

During the 21st century Earth will experience 228 lunar eclipses. Their distribution by type is given below.

The distribution of the 85 total lunar eclipses as central and non-central:

The distribution of the 86 penumbral lunar eclipses as total and partial:

Below is the list of the 5 total penumbral eclipses occurring during this century.

AD 2006-Mar-14 Duration = 44.0m

AD 2053-Aug-29 Duration = 34.1m

AD 2070-Apr-25 Duration = 56.7m

AD 2082-Aug-08 Duration = 9.6m

AD 2099-Sep-29 Duration = 47.0m

When four consecutive lunar eclipses are all total eclipses, the group is known as tetrad. The following 8 tetrads occur during this century.

AD 2003-May-16 AD 2003-Nov-09 AD 2004-May-04 AD 2004-Oct-28

AD 2014-Apr-15 AD 2014-Oct-08 AD 2015-Apr-04 AD 2015-Sep-28

AD 2032-Apr-25 AD 2032-Oct-18 AD 2033-Apr-14 AD 2033-Oct-08

AD 2043-Mar-25 AD 2043-Sep-19 AD 2044-Mar-13 AD 2044-Sep-07

AD 2050-May-06 AD 2050-Oct-30 AD 2051-Apr-26 AD 2051-Oct-19

AD 2061-Apr-04 AD 2061-Sep-29 AD 2062-Mar-25 AD 2062-Sep-18

AD 2072-Mar-04 AD 2072-Aug-28 AD 2073-Feb-22 AD 2073-Aug-17

AD 2090-Mar-15 AD 2090-Sep-08 AD 2091-Mar-05 AD 2091-Aug-29

Extreme lunar eclipses of the century are listed below.

Longest Total Lunar Eclipse: AD 2018-Jul-27 Duration = 103.2m

Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse: AD 2015-Apr-04 Duration = 6.5m

Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse: AD 2021-Nov-19 Duration = 208.7m

Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse: AD 2082-Feb-13 Duration = 25.4m

Longest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: AD 2099-Sep-29 Duration = 288.8m

Shortest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: AD 2027-Jul-18 Duration = 11.0m

Largest Total Lunar Eclipse: AD 2029-Jun-26 Umb. Mag. = 1.8447

Smallest Total Lunar Eclipse: AD 2015-Apr-04 Umb. Mag. = 1.0015

Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse: AD 2086-Nov-20 Umb. Mag. = 0.9869

Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse: AD 2082-Feb-13 Umb. Mag. = 0.0133

Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: AD 2070-Apr-25 Pen. Mag. = 1.0518

Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: AD 2027-Jul-18 Pen. Mag. = 0.0012

Below is given details for each lunar eclipse during this century. The Greatest Eclipse column links to a diagram of the eclipse. For detailed explanation of the catalog please see explanation of prediction.

Lunar Eclipses

Fifteen Millennium Catalog

Explanation of Prediction

Circumstances of lunar eclipses during the fifteen millennium interval were computed by output generated by numerical integration software SOLEX with the use of most recent JPL DE421 ephemerides and a value of 25.858 arcsec per century squared for the lunar tidal acceleration.

Return to: Fifteen Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses

Ecl. --Magnitude-- --Eclipse Duration--

Greatest Eclipse Type Lunation Saros Member Gamma Pen. Umb. Pen. Par. Tot.

AD 2001-Jan-09 20:21:36 T 965 134 26 0.3718 2.1633 1.1897 310.8 196.1 61.1

AD 2001-Jul-05 14:56:21 P 971 139 20 -0.7286 1.5484 0.4948 325.3 159.3 0.0

AD 2001-Dec-30 10:30:20 N 977 144 15 1.0730 0.8937 -0.1156 243.3 0.0 0.0

AD 2002-May-26 12:04:25 N 982 111 66 1.1757 0.6896 -0.2889 216.2 0.0 0.0

AD 2002-Jun-24 21:28:12 N 983 149 2 -1.4442 0.2087 -0.7938 128.7 0.0 0.0

AD 2002-Nov-20 01:47:39 N 988 116 57 -1.1126 0.8601 -0.2268 264.6 0.0 0.0

AD 2003-May-16 03:41:11 T 994 121 54 0.4122 2.0760 1.1283 306.2 193.6 51.5

AD 2003-Nov-09 01:19:36 T 1000 126 44 -0.4318 2.1152 1.0185 363.8 211.8 22.4

AD 2004-May-04 20:31:15 T 1006 131 33 -0.3131 2.2641 1.3045 315.3 202.9 75.5

AD 2004-Oct-28 03:05:09 T 1012 136 19 0.2846 2.3652 1.3089 353.8 218.7 80.6

AD 2005-Apr-24 09:55:51 N 1018 141 23 -1.0883 0.8654 -0.1435 245.3 0.0 0.0

AD 2005-Oct-17 12:04:25 P 1024 146 10 0.9796 1.0589 0.0623 259.5 55.9 0.0

AD 2006-Mar-14 23:48:33 Nx 1029 113 63 1.0210 1.0304 -0.0604 287.9 0.0 0.0

AD 2006-Sep-07 18:52:22 P 1035 118 51 -0.9261 1.1335 0.1837 254.1 91.0 0.0

AD 2007-Mar-03 23:21:57 T 1041 123 52 0.3174 2.3203 1.2336 365.9 221.3 73.6

AD 2007-Aug-28 10:38:24 T- 1047 128 40 -0.2144 2.4542 1.4767 326.9 211.9 90.0

AD 2008-Feb-21 03:27:07 T 1053 133 26 -0.3991 2.1464 1.1069 338.8 205.3 49.9

AD 2008-Aug-16 21:11:10 P 1059 138 28 0.5645 1.8377 0.8080 330.3 188.0 0.0

AD 2009-Feb-09 14:39:19 N 1065 143 17 -1.0640 0.8996 -0.0886 238.5 0.0 0.0

AD 2009-Jul-07 09:39:42 N 1070 110 71 -1.4915 0.1559 -0.9140 121.5 0.0 0.0

AD 2009-Aug-06 00:40:14 N 1071 148 3 1.3571 0.4018 -0.6666 189.9 0.0 0.0

AD 2009-Dec-31 19:23:44 P 1076 115 57 0.9765 1.0559 0.0761 250.8 59.8 0.0

AD 2010-Jun-26 11:39:32 P 1082 120 57 -0.7090 1.5781 0.5371 322.0 162.8 0.0

AD 2010-Dec-21 08:18:01 T 1088 125 48 0.3213 2.2820 1.2569 334.9 208.5 72.4

Ecl. --Magnitude-- --Eclipse Duration--

Greatest Eclipse Type Lunation Saros Member Gamma Pen. Umb. Pen. Par. Tot.

AD 2011-Jun-15 20:13:43 T+ 1094 130 34 0.0895 2.6886 1.7012 335.6 219.0 100.1

AD 2011-Dec-10 14:32:54 T 1100 135 23 -0.3881 2.1873 1.1067 356.6 212.4 51.3

AD 2012-Jun-04 11:04:19 P 1106 140 24 0.8248 1.3188 0.3703 269.7 126.4 0.0

AD 2012-Nov-28 14:34:05 N 1112 145 11 -1.0869 0.9157 -0.1878 276.5 0.0 0.0

AD 2013-Apr-25 20:08:35 P 1117 112 65 -1.0120 0.9869 0.0147 247.4 26.9 0.0

AD 2013-May-25 04:11:03 Nb 1118 150 1 1.5349 0.0151 -0.9341 33.0 0.0 0.0

AD 2013-Oct-18 23:51:23 N 1123 117 52 1.1506 0.7653 -0.2718 238.9 0.0 0.0

AD 2014-Apr-15 07:46:46 T 1129 122 56 -0.3016 2.3198 1.2915 343.7 214.6 77.9

AD 2014-Oct-08 10:55:42 T 1135 127 42 0.3825 2.1470 1.1666 317.7 199.3 58.9

AD 2015-Apr-04 12:01:22 T 1141 132 30 0.4458 2.0805 1.0015 357.9 209.2 6.5

AD 2015-Sep-28 02:48:15 T 1147 137 26 -0.3295 2.2311 1.2773 310.3 199.6 71.9

AD 2016-Mar-23 11:48:20 N 1153 142 18 1.1592 0.7746 -0.3122 255.6 0.0 0.0

AD 2016-Sep-16 18:55:25 N 1159 147 8 -1.0548 0.9083 -0.0635 238.9 0.0 0.0

AD 2017-Feb-11 00:45:02 N 1164 114 59 -1.0253 0.9888 -0.0354 258.9 0.0 0.0

AD 2017-Aug-07 18:21:35 P 1170 119 61 0.8668 1.2893 0.2463 300.9 115.2 0.0

AD 2018-Jan-31 13:30:59 T 1176 124 49 -0.3013 2.2957 1.3163 316.9 202.5 76.1

AD 2018-Jul-27 20:22:52 T+ 1182 129 38 0.1167 2.6810 1.6096 374.3 234.8 103.2

AD 2019-Jan-21 05:13:24 T 1188 134 27 0.3683 2.1698 1.1960 311.2 196.5 62.0

AD 2019-Jul-16 21:31:53 P 1194 139 21 -0.6430 1.7045 0.6534 333.8 178.0 0.0

AD 2020-Jan-10 19:11:09 N 1200 144 16 1.0726 0.8959 -0.1162 244.3 0.0 0.0

AD 2020-Jun-05 19:26:13 N 1205 111 67 1.2404 0.5684 -0.4053 197.9 0.0 0.0

AD 2020-Jul-05 04:31:11 N 1206 149 3 -1.3639 0.3541 -0.6445 164.6 0.0 0.0

AD 2020-Nov-30 09:44:00 N 1211 116 58 -1.1309 0.8285 -0.2623 261.3 0.0 0.0

Ecl. --Magnitude-- --Eclipse Duration--

Greatest Eclipse Type Lunation Saros Member Gamma Pen. Umb. Pen. Par. Tot.

AD 2021-May-26 11:19:51 T 1217 121 55 0.4773 1.9553 1.0101 301.7 187.2 15.0

AD 2021-Nov-19 09:04:04 P 1223 126 45 -0.4552 2.0734 0.9746 362.1 208.7 0.0

AD 2022-May-16 04:12:39 T- 1229 131 34 -0.2532 2.3740 1.4146 318.3 207.0 84.9

AD 2022-Nov-08 11:00:20 T+ 1235 136 20 0.2569 2.4160 1.3598 353.9 219.8 85.1

AD 2023-May-05 17:24:01 N 1241 141 24 -1.0348 0.9641 -0.0455 257.2 0.0 0.0

AD 2023-Oct-28 20:15:16 P 1247 146 11 0.9471 1.1185 0.1218 264.3 77.2 0.0

AD 2024-Mar-25 07:13:58 N 1252 113 64 1.0609 0.9559 -0.1326 279.5 0.0 0.0

AD 2024-Sep-18 02:45:22 P 1258 118 52 -0.9792 1.0375 0.0847 245.9 62.7 0.0

AD 2025-Mar-14 06:59:54 T 1264 123 53 0.3483 2.2611 1.1791 363.1 218.5 65.6

AD 2025-Sep-07 18:12:56 T 1270 128 41 -0.2751 2.3456 1.3627 326.3 209.1 82.1

AD 2026-Mar-03 11:34:50 T 1276 133 27 -0.3764 2.1853 1.1513 338.4 207.0 58.4

AD 2026-Aug-28 04:14:02 P 1282 138 29 0.4963 1.9659 0.9305 337.6 198.0 0.0

AD 2027-Feb-20 23:14:03 N 1288 143 18 -1.0479 0.9270 -0.0570 240.7 0.0 0.0

AD 2027-Jul-18 16:04:08 Ne 1293 110 72 -1.5757 0.0012 -1.0686 11.0 0.0 0.0

AD 2027-Aug-17 07:14:56 N 1294 148 4 1.2795 0.5458 -0.5255 218.8 0.0 0.0

AD 2028-Jan-12 04:14:11 P 1299 115 58 0.9817 1.0470 0.0660 250.4 55.9 0.0

AD 2028-Jul-06 18:20:56 P 1305 120 58 -0.7903 1.4273 0.3893 310.5 141.4 0.0

AD 2028-Dec-31 16:53:12 T 1311 125 49 0.3258 2.2757 1.2469 336.0 208.7 71.4

AD 2029-Jun-26 03:23:22 T+ 1317 130 35 0.0123 2.8286 1.8447 334.7 219.2 101.8

AD 2029-Dec-20 22:43:09 T 1323 135 24 -0.3810 2.2022 1.1181 358.3 213.4 53.8

AD 2030-Jun-15 18:34:32 P 1329 140 25 0.7534 1.4487 0.5026 277.9 144.2 0.0

AD 2030-Dec-09 22:28:49 N 1335 145 12 -1.0730 0.9420 -0.1629 279.7 0.0 0.0

Ecl. --Magnitude-- --Eclipse Duration--

Greatest Eclipse Type Lunation Saros Member Gamma Pen. Umb. Pen. Par. Tot.

AD 2031-May-07 03:51:59 N 1340 112 66 -1.0694 0.8816 -0.0906 237.0 0.0 0.0

AD 2031-Jun-05 11:45:15 N 1341 150 2 1.4730 0.1289 -0.8205 95.3 0.0 0.0

AD 2031-Oct-30 07:46:43 N 1346 117 53 1.1772 0.7164 -0.3206 231.6 0.0 0.0

AD 2032-Apr-25 15:14:48 T 1352 122 57 -0.3557 2.2206 1.1921 342.2 211.0 65.6

AD 2032-Oct-18 19:03:38 T 1358 127 43 0.4168 2.0843 1.1035 315.0 195.7 47.2

AD 2033-Apr-14 19:13:49 T 1364 132 31 0.3953 2.1726 1.0952 361.6 215.2 49.5

AD 2033-Oct-08 10:56:21 T 1370 137 27 -0.2888 2.3071 1.3505 312.3 202.2 78.8

AD 2034-Apr-03 19:06:58 N 1376 142 19 1.1144 0.8547 -0.2280 265.7 0.0 0.0

AD 2034-Sep-28 02:47:34 P 1382 147 9 -1.0108 0.9916 0.0144 248.3 26.7 0.0

AD 2035-Feb-22 09:06:11 N 1387 114 60 -1.0365 0.9656 -0.0534 255.4 0.0 0.0

AD 2035-Aug-19 01:12:12 P 1393 119 62 0.9433 1.1511 0.1035 289.9 76.4 0.0

AD 2036-Feb-11 22:13:05 T 1399 124 50 -0.3109 2.2765 1.3003 315.8 201.7 74.5

AD 2036-Aug-07 02:52:30 T+ 1405 129 39 0.2004 2.5283 1.4553 372.7 231.6 95.5

AD 2037-Jan-31 14:01:36 T 1411 134 28 0.3618 2.1817 1.2080 311.9 197.3 63.7

AD 2037-Jul-27 04:09:52 P 1417 139 22 -0.5582 1.8595 0.8098 341.0 192.4 0.0

AD 2038-Jan-21 03:49:50 N 1423 144 17 1.0709 0.9000 -0.1141 245.5 0.0 0.0

AD 2038-Jun-17 02:45:00 N 1428 111 68 1.3081 0.4420 -0.5277 176.0 0.0 0.0

AD 2038-Jul-16 11:35:55 N 1429 149 4 -1.2838 0.4997 -0.4959 192.1 0.0 0.0

AD 2038-Dec-11 17:44:58 N 1434 116 59 -1.1449 0.8046 -0.2897 258.7 0.0 0.0

AD 2039-Jun-06 18:54:25 P 1440 121 56 0.5459 1.8281 0.8851 296.4 179.1 0.0

AD 2039-Nov-30 16:56:26 P 1446 126 46 -0.4720 2.0430 0.9432 360.7 206.3 0.0

AD 2040-May-26 11:46:18 T- 1452 131 35 -0.1871 2.4955 1.5356 321.0 210.4 92.2

AD 2040-Nov-18 19:04:39 T+ 1458 136 21 0.2361 2.4541 1.3981 353.6 220.4 87.9

Ecl. --Magnitude-- --Eclipse Duration--

Greatest Eclipse Type Lunation Saros Member Gamma Pen. Umb. Pen. Par. Tot.

AD 2041-May-16 00:42:59 P 1464 141 25 -0.9746 1.0752 0.0644 269.4 58.3 0.0

AD 2041-Nov-08 04:35:04 P 1470 146 12 0.9212 1.1660 0.1695 267.7 90.2 0.0

AD 2042-Apr-05 14:30:10 N 1475 113 65 1.1080 0.8682 -0.2179 268.8 0.0 0.0

AD 2042-Sep-29 10:45:45 N 1481 118 53 -1.0261 0.9530 -0.0032 238.2 0.0 0.0

AD 2043-Mar-25 14:32:02 T 1487 123 54 0.3848 2.1914 1.1148 359.6 214.8 53.6

AD 2043-Sep-19 01:51:48 T 1493 128 42 -0.3315 2.2447 1.2564 325.4 205.8 71.8

AD 2044-Mar-13 19:38:31 T 1499 133 28 -0.3495 2.2316 1.2038 338.1 208.9 66.5

AD 2044-Sep-07 11:20:42 T 1505 138 30 0.4317 2.0872 1.0463 343.9 206.1 34.2

AD 2045-Mar-03 07:43:23 N 1511 143 19 -1.0273 0.9626 -0.0169 243.6 0.0 0.0

AD 2045-Aug-27 13:54:47 N 1517 148 5 1.2059 0.6827 -0.3921 241.9 0.0 0.0

AD 2046-Jan-22 13:02:34 P 1522 115 59 0.9885 1.0351 0.0529 249.7 50.2 0.0

AD 2046-Jul-18 01:06:04 P 1528 120 59 -0.8690 1.2814 0.2462 298.0 114.5 0.0

AD 2047-Jan-12 01:26:11 T 1534 125 50 0.3316 2.2663 1.2349 337.0 208.7 70.1

AD 2047-Jul-07 10:35:45 Tm 1540 130 36 -0.0635 2.7327 1.7525 333.0 218.2 100.8

AD 2048-Jan-01 06:53:52 T 1546 135 25 -0.3745 2.2155 1.1288 359.8 214.5 56.1

AD 2048-Jun-26 02:02:26 P 1552 140 26 0.6796 1.5834 0.6390 285.4 158.9 0.0

AD 2048-Dec-20 06:27:46 N 1558 145 13 -1.0624 0.9620 -0.1439 282.1 0.0 0.0

AD 2049-May-17 11:26:36 N 1563 112 67 -1.1337 0.7637 -0.2090 223.9 0.0 0.0

AD 2049-Jun-15 19:14:10 N 1564 150 3 1.4067 0.2509 -0.6989 131.7 0.0 0.0

AD 2049-Nov-09 15:52:09 N 1569 117 54 1.1962 0.6812 -0.3553 225.9 0.0 0.0

AD 2050-May-06 22:31:59 T 1575 122 58 -0.4180 2.1065 1.0774 339.8 205.9 43.4

AD 2050-Oct-30 03:21:45 T 1581 127 44 0.4433 2.0358 1.0545 312.8 192.6 34.7

Ecl. --Magnitude-- --Eclipse Duration--

Greatest Eclipse Type Lunation Saros Member Gamma Pen. Umb. Pen. Par. Tot.

AD 2051-Apr-26 02:16:26 T 1587 132 32 0.3370 2.2788 1.2031 365.2 221.1 69.8

AD 2051-Oct-19 19:11:49 T- 1593 137 28 -0.2542 2.3722 1.4127 313.9 204.1 83.6

AD 2052-Apr-14 02:18:05 N 1599 142 20 1.0629 0.9468 -0.1308 276.3 0.0 0.0

AD 2052-Oct-08 10:45:54 P 1605 147 10 -0.9725 1.0648 0.0823 256.3 63.3 0.0

AD 2053-Mar-04 17:22:09 N 1610 114 61 -1.0529 0.9327 -0.0807 250.8 0.0 0.0

AD 2053-Aug-29 08:05:48 Nx 1616 119 63 1.0165 1.0194 -0.0332 277.8 0.0 0.0

AD 2054-Feb-22 06:51:25 T 1622 124 51 -0.3241 2.2504 1.2777 314.4 200.7 72.2

AD 2054-Aug-18 09:26:28 T 1628 129 40 0.2805 2.3821 1.3071 370.0 226.8 83.2

AD 2055-Feb-11 22:46:16 T 1634 134 29 0.3525 2.1984 1.2254 312.6 198.2 66.0

AD 2055-Aug-07 10:53:16 P 1640 139 23 -0.4768 2.0081 0.9599 346.4 203.4 0.0

AD 2056-Feb-01 12:26:04 N 1646 144 18 1.0680 0.9060 -0.1094 246.9 0.0 0.0

AD 2056-Jun-27 10:03:08 N 1651 111 69 1.3768 0.3143 -0.6522 149.6 0.0 0.0

AD 2056-Jul-26 18:43:23 N 1652 149 5 -1.2048 0.6434 -0.3495 214.1 0.0 0.0

AD 2056-Dec-22 01:48:54 N 1657 116 60 -1.1559 0.7857 -0.3114 256.8 0.0 0.0

AD 2057-Jun-17 02:26:19 P 1663 121 57 0.6166 1.6975 0.7560 290.2 169.1 0.0

AD 2057-Dec-11 00:53:36 P 1669 126 47 -0.4853 2.0189 0.9185 359.4 204.4 0.0

AD 2058-Jun-06 19:15:44 T- 1675 131 36 -0.1180 2.6226 1.6623 323.2 213.1 97.3

AD 2058-Nov-30 03:16:17 T+ 1681 136 22 0.2207 2.4818 1.4269 353.0 220.6 89.7

AD 2059-May-27 07:55:32 P 1687 141 26 -0.9096 1.1950 0.1830 281.4 97.1 0.0

AD 2059-Nov-19 13:01:35 P 1693 146 13 0.9003 1.2043 0.2078 270.2 99.1 0.0

AD 2060-Apr-15 21:37:03 N 1698 113 66 1.1621 0.7675 -0.3158 255.3 0.0 0.0

AD 2060-Oct-09 18:53:31 N 1704 118 54 -1.0670 0.8798 -0.0801 231.0 0.0 0.0

AD 2060-Nov-08 04:04:10 Nb 1705 156 1 1.5331 0.0263 -0.9383 43.3 0.0 0.0

Ecl. --Magnitude-- --Eclipse Duration--

Greatest Eclipse Type Lunation Saros Member Gamma Pen. Umb. Pen. Par. Tot.

AD 2061-Apr-04 21:54:03 T 1710 123 55 0.4299 2.1059 1.0346 355.4 209.8 30.2

AD 2061-Sep-29 09:38:11 T 1716 128 43 -0.3809 2.1569 1.1627 324.4 202.2 59.1

AD 2062-Mar-25 03:33:48 T 1722 133 29 -0.3149 2.2919 1.2704 338.0 211.1 74.7

AD 2062-Sep-18 18:34:00 T 1728 138 31 0.3734 2.1972 1.1504 349.2 212.4 59.7

AD 2063-Mar-14 16:05:48 P 1734 143 20 -1.0007 1.0092 0.0340 247.5 40.4 0.0

AD 2063-Sep-07 20:41:09 N 1740 148 6 1.1374 0.8104 -0.2681 260.8 0.0 0.0

AD 2064-Feb-02 21:48:54 P 1745 115 60 0.9969 1.0199 0.0374 248.8 42.3 0.0

AD 2064-Jul-28 07:52:47 P 1751 120 60 -0.9472 1.1366 0.1038 284.1 75.7 0.0

AD 2065-Jan-22 09:58:56 T 1757 125 51 0.3370 2.2574 1.2238 337.9 208.8 68.8

AD 2065-Jul-17 17:48:40 T- 1763 130 37 -0.1401 2.5906 1.6132 330.6 215.9 96.9

AD 2066-Jan-11 15:04:45 T 1769 135 26 -0.3686 2.2273 1.1385 361.1 215.4 58.2

AD 2066-Jul-07 09:30:27 P 1775 140 27 0.6054 1.7189 0.7759 292.0 171.1 0.0

AD 2066-Dec-31 14:30:07 N 1781 145 14 -1.0538 0.9777 -0.1281 283.8 0.0 0.0

AD 2067-May-28 18:56:05 N 1786 112 68 -1.2013 0.6401 -0.3335 208.2 0.0 0.0

AD 2067-Jun-27 02:41:04 N 1787 150 4 1.3393 0.3753 -0.5757 159.6 0.0 0.0

AD 2067-Nov-21 00:04:40 N 1792 117 55 1.2105 0.6544 -0.3812 221.3 0.0 0.0

AD 2068-May-17 05:42:14 P 1798 122 59 -0.4851 1.9838 0.9537 336.5 198.9 0.0

AD 2068-Nov-09 11:46:58 T 1804 127 45 0.4645 1.9973 1.0155 310.8 190.0 18.8

AD 2069-May-06 09:09:54 T+ 1810 132 33 0.2715 2.3981 1.3240 368.6 226.4 84.5

AD 2069-Oct-30 03:35:04 T- 1816 137 29 -0.2262 2.4251 1.4626 315.1 205.4 86.8

AD 2070-Apr-25 09:21:23 Nx 1822 142 21 1.0044 1.0518 -0.0212 287.2 0.0 0.0

AD 2070-Oct-19 18:51:08 P 1828 147 11 -0.9405 1.1262 0.1382 262.8 81.6 0.0

Ecl. --Magnitude-- --Eclipse Duration--

Greatest Eclipse Type Lunation Saros Member Gamma Pen. Umb. Pen. Par. Tot.

AD 2071-Mar-16 01:31:08 N 1833 114 62 -1.0754 0.8884 -0.1193 244.8 0.0 0.0

AD 2071-Sep-09 15:05:38 N 1839 119 64 1.0834 0.8992 -0.1588 265.3 0.0 0.0

AD 2072-Mar-04 15:23:05 T 1845 124 52 -0.3429 2.2140 1.2449 312.8 199.2 68.5

AD 2072-Aug-28 16:05:40 T 1851 129 41 0.3562 2.2444 1.1669 366.6 220.6 64.4

AD 2073-Feb-22 07:24:51 T 1857 134 30 0.3388 2.2232 1.2510 313.5 199.5 69.2

AD 2073-Aug-17 17:42:39 T 1863 139 24 -0.3997 2.1493 1.1019 350.5 211.5 50.3

AD 2074-Feb-11 20:55:55 N 1869 144 19 1.0610 0.9196 -0.0972 249.2 0.0 0.0

AD 2074-Jul-08 17:21:37 N 1874 111 70 1.4455 0.1866 -0.7769 116.3 0.0 0.0

AD 2074-Aug-07 01:56:02 N 1875 149 6 -1.1291 0.7813 -0.2094 231.8 0.0 0.0

AD 2075-Jan-02 09:55:01 N 1880 116 61 -1.1642 0.7715 -0.3275 255.3 0.0 0.0

AD 2075-Jun-28 09:55:34 P 1886 121 58 0.6896 1.5632 0.6222 283.1 156.7 0.0

AD 2075-Dec-22 08:55:53 P 1892 126 48 -0.4944 2.0021 0.9018 358.3 202.9 0.0

AD 2076-Jun-17 02:39:43 T- 1898 131 37 -0.0451 2.7572 1.7956 324.9 214.8 100.1

AD 2076-Dec-10 11:34:51 T+ 1904 136 23 0.2101 2.5006 1.4470 352.1 220.6 90.9

AD 2077-Jun-06 14:59:50 P 1910 141 27 -0.8386 1.3265 0.3125 293.3 124.9 0.0

AD 2077-Nov-29 21:35:52 P 1916 146 14 0.8854 1.2313 0.2355 271.7 104.8 0.0

AD 2078-Apr-27 04:35:43 N 1921 113 67 1.2222 0.6559 -0.4250 238.6 0.0 0.0

AD 2078-Oct-21 03:08:02 N 1927 118 55 -1.1022 0.8172 -0.1465 224.5 0.0 0.0

AD 2078-Nov-19 12:40:00 N 1928 156 2 1.5147 0.0609 -0.9054 65.7 0.0 0.0

AD 2079-Apr-16 05:10:43 P 1933 123 56 0.4798 2.0113 0.9457 350.3 203.5 0.0

AD 2079-Oct-10 17:30:28 T 1939 128 44 -0.4245 2.0799 1.0797 323.5 198.5 42.5

AD 2080-Apr-04 11:23:37 T 1945 133 30 -0.2750 2.3622 1.3469 338.0 213.4 82.2

AD 2080-Sep-29 01:52:39 T 1951 138 32 0.3202 2.2982 1.2452 353.8 217.4 73.9

Ecl. --Magnitude-- --Eclipse Duration--

Greatest Eclipse Type Lunation Saros Member Gamma Pen. Umb. Pen. Par. Tot.

AD 2081-Mar-25 00:22:00 P 1957 143 21 -0.9687 1.0656 0.0950 252.1 66.9 0.0

AD 2081-Sep-18 03:35:23 N 1963 148 7 1.0747 0.9274 -0.1546 276.1 0.0 0.0

AD 2082-Feb-13 06:29:17 P 1968 115 61 1.0100 0.9959 0.0133 246.9 25.4 0.0

AD 2082-Aug-08 14:46:41 Nx 1974 120 61 -1.0202 1.0016 -0.0293 269.6 0.0 0.0

AD 2083-Feb-02 18:26:44 T 1980 125 52 0.3463 2.2414 1.2058 338.7 208.6 66.6

AD 2083-Jul-29 01:05:33 T- 1986 130 38 -0.2141 2.4536 1.4784 327.5 212.6 90.4

AD 2084-Jan-22 23:12:58 T 1992 135 27 -0.3609 2.2422 1.1520 362.5 216.5 60.7

AD 2084-Jul-17 16:58:49 P 1998 140 28 0.5312 1.8549 0.9124 297.7 181.1 0.0

AD 2085-Jan-10 22:32:27 N 2004 145 15 -1.0453 0.9931 -0.1123 285.4 0.0 0.0

AD 2085-Jun-08 02:17:33 N 2009 112 69 -1.2746 0.5062 -0.4689 188.2 0.0 0.0

AD 2085-Jul-07 10:04:37 N 2010 150 5 1.2693 0.5046 -0.4480 183.1 0.0 0.0

AD 2085-Dec-01 08:25:33 N 2015 117 56 1.2187 0.6390 -0.3958 218.3 0.0 0.0

AD 2086-May-28 12:43:44 P 2021 122 60 -0.5585 1.8497 0.8182 331.9 189.3 0.0

AD 2086-Nov-20 20:19:42 P 2027 127 46 0.4799 1.9692 0.9869 309.2 187.9 0.0

AD 2087-May-17 15:55:18 T+ 2033 132 34 0.1998 2.5294 1.4564 371.5 230.9 95.3

AD 2087-Nov-10 12:05:31 T- 2039 137 30 -0.2041 2.4670 1.5017 316.2 206.4 88.9

AD 2088-May-05 16:16:49 P 2045 142 22 0.9387 1.1700 0.1016 298.2 77.1 0.0

AD 2088-Oct-30 03:03:17 P 2051 147 12 -0.9145 1.1768 0.1833 268.2 93.5 0.0

AD 2089-Mar-26 09:34:11 N 2056 114 63 -1.1037 0.8336 -0.1683 237.5 0.0 0.0

AD 2089-Sep-19 22:11:14 N 2062 119 65 1.1447 0.7894 -0.2740 252.3 0.0 0.0

AD 2090-Mar-15 23:48:29 T 2068 124 53 -0.3673 2.1674 1.2019 311.0 197.2 63.0

AD 2090-Sep-08 22:52:27 T 2074 129 42 0.4257 2.1179 1.0382 362.5 213.4 32.1

Ecl. --Magnitude-- --Eclipse Duration--

Greatest Eclipse Type Lunation Saros Member Gamma Pen. Umb. Pen. Par. Tot.

AD 2091-Mar-05 15:58:21 T 2080 134 31 0.3212 2.2550 1.2840 314.6 201.1 72.9

AD 2091-Aug-29 00:38:23 T 2086 139 25 -0.3269 2.2825 1.2360 353.4 217.5 73.0

AD 2092-Feb-23 05:20:56 N 2092 144 20 1.0508 0.9387 -0.0789 252.1 0.0 0.0

AD 2092-Jul-19 00:41:57 Ne 2097 111 71 1.5128 0.0618 -0.8995 67.5 0.0 0.0

AD 2092-Aug-17 09:13:58 N 2098 149 7 -1.0568 0.9134 -0.0759 246.4 0.0 0.0

AD 2093-Jan-12 18:00:00 N 2103 116 62 -1.1734 0.7553 -0.3451 253.5 0.0 0.0

AD 2093-Jul-08 17:24:15 P 2109 121 59 0.7632 1.4280 0.4873 275.0 141.6 0.0

AD 2094-Jan-01 17:00:04 P 2115 126 49 -0.5024 1.9869 0.8876 357.0 201.5 0.0

AD 2094-Jun-28 10:01:54 T+ 2121 131 38 0.0287 2.7883 1.8245 326.0 215.4 100.5

AD 2094-Dec-21 19:56:31 T+ 2127 136 24 0.2015 2.5154 1.4637 351.1 220.4 91.7

AD 2095-Jun-17 22:00:09 P 2133 141 28 -0.7652 1.4624 0.4461 304.4 146.8 0.0

AD 2095-Dec-11 06:15:00 P 2139 146 15 0.8743 1.2515 0.2562 272.6 108.7 0.0

AD 2096-May-07 11:24:42 N 2144 113 68 1.2895 0.5307 -0.5473 217.1 0.0 0.0

AD 2096-Jun-06 02:43:38 Nb 2145 151 1 -1.5722 0.0044 -1.0590 20.4 0.0 0.0

AD 2096-Oct-31 11:30:22 N 2150 118 56 -1.1308 0.7666 -0.2011 219.0 0.0 0.0

AD 2096-Nov-29 21:22:18 N 2151 156 3 1.5017 0.0857 -0.8826 77.7 0.0 0.0

AD 2097-Apr-26 12:18:15 P 2156 123 57 0.5376 1.9024 0.8424 344.2 195.2 0.0

AD 2097-Oct-21 01:30:52 T 2162 128 45 -0.4608 2.0164 1.0102 322.7 195.0 15.6

AD 2098-Apr-15 19:04:47 T- 2168 133 31 -0.2271 2.4469 1.4378 338.0 215.6 89.0

AD 2098-Oct-10 09:19:56 T 2174 138 33 0.2748 2.3846 1.3256 357.5 221.1 82.8

AD 2099-Apr-05 08:30:56 P 2180 143 22 -0.9303 1.1339 0.1678 257.4 87.9 0.0

AD 2099-Sep-29 10:36:35 Nx 2186 148 8 1.0173 1.0346 -0.0512 288.8 0.0 0.0

AD 2100-Feb-24 15:05:10 N 2191 115 62 1.0267 0.9652 -0.0172 244.3 0.0 0.0

AD 2100-Aug-19 21:44:58 N 2197 120 62 -1.0904 0.8720 -0.1576 254.0 0.0 0.0

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Acknowledgments

Circumstances of lunar eclipses during the fifteen millennium interval were computed by output generated by numerical integration software SOLEX with the use of most recent JPL DE421 ephemerides and a value of 25.858 arcsec per century squared for the lunar tidal acceleration. Please note: circumstances might not be accurate to their last significant digit.

Earth's umbral and penumbral shadows were computed using Danjon's method, and the following radii were used:

Sun = 696,000.000 km.

Earth + atmosphere = 6,442.436 km.

Moon = 1,736.646 km.

Eclipses umbral and penumbral magnitudes are typically larger when compared to other sources due to the use of Moon's polar radius in their computation.

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• Transits of Venus

• Lunar Eclipses

• Solar Eclipses During Transit

• Occultation of Planets by Moon

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• Solar System Planetary Transits

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Lunar Eclipses During Transits

One Hundred Millennium Catalog

50 000 BC - 50 000 AD

After completing the Solar eclipses during transit catalog it wasn't much of a surprise I searched for simultaneous occurrences of lunar eclipses and planetary transits, though those are less spectacular events unless one is standing on the surface of the Moon. Last simultaneous event was on 10 October 1421 BC, but then transit of Mercury coincided with penumbral lunar eclipse, which was practically undetectable to the naked eye. Next simultaneous event will take place on 13/14 November 2236 during a transit of Mercury and could be observed by future colonists. Due to atmospherical refraction during each phase of lunar eclipses for some locations near day and night terminator here on Earth both Moon and Sun are above local geometrical horizon (selenehelion), thus while planetary transit is taking place in one direction of the sky a lunar eclipse is observable in nearly opposite direction.

Eclipses of the Moon can only occur near the Full Moon phase. It is then possible the Moon to pass through Earth's penumbral and/or umbral shadows thereby producing an eclipse. There are three basic types of lunar eclipses:

• 1. Penumbral - The Moon passes through Earth's penumbral shadow.

  2. Partial - A portion of the Moon passes through Earth's umbral shadow.

  3. Total - The entire Moon passes through Earth's umbral shadow.

The transit or passage of a planet across the disk of the Sun may be thought of as a special kind of eclipse. As seen from Earth, only transits of the inner planets Mercury and Venus are possible. Planetary transits are far more rare than eclipses of the Sun by the Moon. On the average, there are 13 transits of Mercury each century. In comparison, transits of Venus usually occur in pairs with eight years separating the two events. However, more than a century elapses between each transit pair.

Lunar eclipses during transit: 50000 BC to 50000 AD

During the 100 000 years interval a total of 240 334 lunar eclipses or very close misses, 16 496 transits of Mercury or very close misses and 1 268 transits of Venus or very close misses were found. On 48 occasions a lunar eclipse occurs within 8 hours of transit of either Mercury or Venus, in 28 of them simultaneousity occurs. The following table shows the number of eclipses, depending on the transiting planet.

Distribution of eclipses by their type is as follows:

The table below systematizes data for all lunar eclipses occurring during a transit over the one hundred millennia timespan. It contains times of greatest eclipse (transit) in artificially extended Julian and Gregorian calendars. Please note: both calendar systems were not intended to be used over such wide timespan, thus those dates are just a rough approximation and should not be taken literally. Next the Julian Day count of events is given. Lunar eclipse type is given last. T = total; P = partial, N = penumbral. In brackets maximum phase of eclipse during simultaneousity is shown. Events in italics are not certainly simultaneous due to uncertainty in lunar tidal acceleration.

About Predictions

All computations were performed with numerical integration software SOLEX and a value of 25.858"/century² was used for lunar tidal acceleration.

Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data, however a link to this website will be appreciated.

Notes

For events with catalog numbers 4, 7, 13 and 28 simultaneousity is possible, but not certain.

The Gregorian calendar is used for all dates beginning 1582 Oct 15. Before that date, the Julian calendar is used. Due to the Gregorian Calendar reform, the day after 1582 Oct 04 (Julian calendar) is 1582 Oct 15 (Gregorian calendar). The prefixes of 5 digit year, BC and AD, stand for "Before Christ" and "Anno Domini" (latin for " in the year of our Lord ") respectively.

The instant of Greatest Eclipse is defined as the moment when the distance between Moon's center of mass and the axis of Earth's umbral shadow reaches its minimum. By analogy, at the instant of Greatest Transit the angular separation between centers of Sun and transiting body reaches its minimum for an observer at Earth's Geocenter. Instants of greatest transits and eclipses are given in the uniform timescale of TT (Terrestrial Time) instead of UT (Universal Time). For planets accurate within couple of minutes, for Moon accurate within a minute for +/- 10 000 years from epoch J1900, error growing quadratically with time (reaching 25 minutes at the ends of interval), due to the accumulation of uncertainty of the lunar tidal acceleration.

See also: Solar Eclipses During Transit.

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