About this eclipse
- What happens
- The Moon passes fully into Earth's umbral shadow and glows a deep coppery red — totality lasts about 79 minutes. Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
- Where it’s visible
- Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas
Lunar eclipse · Saros 137
Total Lunar Eclipse
October 8, 2033 — visible across Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas.
Geometry & timing
- Greatest eclipse (TD)
- 10:56:23 · ΔT 80s
- Greatest eclipse (UTC)
- 10:55:03
- Saros series
- 137
- Magnitude
- 2.3057 / 1.3497 (penumbral / umbral)
- Moon overhead at greatest
- 6°N, 167°W
- Phase durations
- 312.6 / 202.4 / 78.8 min
Sources
Timing and geometry from NASA’s eclipse catalogs. Verify local circumstances before you travel.
- NASALunar eclipse catalog (2001–2100)Open →
How the eclipse unfolds
Schematic of the Moon crossing Earth’s penumbra (outer) and umbra (inner) at greatest eclipse. Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon: Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas.
The Moon is above the horizon — and the eclipse visible — on the marker’s side of the dashed line (its position at greatest eclipse).
More eclipses
Related events — same Saros family and nearby dates.