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August 2054 lunar eclipse
Total eclipse
The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left
DateAugust 18, 2054
Gamma0.2806
Magnitude1.3074
Saros cycle129 (40 of 71)
Totality82 minutes, 57 seconds
Partiality226 minutes, 32 seconds
Penumbral369 minutes, 27 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P16:20:05
U17:31:32
U28:43:19
Greatest9:24:48
U310:06:16
U411:18:04
P412:29:32

A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, August 18, 2054,[1] with an umbral magnitude of 1.3074. 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 only about 2 hours after apogee (on August 18, 2054, at 6:20 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.[2]

This lunar eclipse will be the second of an almost tetrad, with the others being on February 22, 2054 (total); February 11, 2055 (total); and August 7, 2055 (partial).

Visibility

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

Eclipse details

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

August 18, 2054 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter Value
Penumbral Magnitude 2.38166
Umbral Magnitude 1.30735
Gamma 0.28065
Sun Right Ascension 09h51m47.0s
Sun Declination +12°57'08.8"
Sun Semi-Diameter 15'48.0"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7"
Moon Right Ascension 21h51m32.0s
Moon Declination -12°42'26.7"
Moon Semi-Diameter 14'42.4"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°53'58.4"
ΔT 88.1 s

Eclipse season

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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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.

Eclipse season of August–September 2054
August 3
Ascending node (new moon)
 August 18
Descending node (full moon)
 September 2
Ascending node (new moon)
Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 117		 Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 129		 Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 155
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Eclipses in 2054

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Metonic

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Tzolkinex

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Half-Saros

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Tritos

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Lunar Saros 129

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Inex

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Triad

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Lunar eclipses of 2053–2056

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Lunar eclipse series sets from 2053–2056
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing 		Type
Chart 		Saros Date
Viewing 		Type
Chart
114 2053 Mar 04
 Penumbral
 119 2053 Aug 29
 Penumbral
124 2054 Feb 22
 Total
 129 2054 Aug 18
 Total
134 2055 Feb 11
 Total
 139 2055 Aug 07
 Partial
144 2056 Feb 01
 Penumbral
 149 2056 Jul 26
 Partial
Last set 2052 Apr 14 Last set 2052 Oct 08
Next set 2056 Dec 22 Next set 2056 Jun 27

Saros 129

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Lunar saros series 129, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, containing 71 events, has 11 total lunar eclipses. The first total lunar eclipse of this series was on May 24, 1910, and last will be on September 8, 2090. The longest occurrence of this series was on July 16, 2000 when totality lasted 106 minutes and 24.6 seconds.

Greatest First

The greatest eclipse of the series occurred on 2000 Jul 16, lasting 106 minutes. 		Penumbral Partial Total Central
1351 Jun 10 1513 Sep 15 1910 May 24 1946 Jun 14
Last
Central Total Partial Penumbral
2036 Aug 7 2090 Sep 8 2469 Apr 26 2613 Jul 24
1901–2100
1910 May 24 1928 Jun 3 1946 Jun 14
1964 Jun 25 1982 Jul 6 2000 Jul 16
2018 Jul 27 2036 Aug 7 2054 Aug 18
2072 Aug 28 2090 Sep 8

It last occurred on August 7, 2036 and will next occur on August 28, 2072.

This is the 40th member of Lunar Saros 129. The previous event was the August 2036 lunar eclipse. The next event is the August 2072 lunar eclipse. Lunar Saros 129 contains 11 total lunar eclipses between 1910 and 2090. Solar Saros 136 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.

Half-Saros cycle

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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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 136.

August 12, 2045 August 24, 2063

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "August 17–18, 2054 Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)". timeanddate. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Total Lunar Eclipse of 2054 Aug 18" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Total Lunar Eclipse of 2054 Aug 18". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  5. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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