Lunar eclipse · Saros 147

Partial Lunar Eclipse

September 28, 2034 — visible across Americas, Europe, Africa.

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About this eclipse

What happens
Part of the Moon enters Earth's dark umbral shadow, taking a curved "bite" out of one limb. Visible across the night side of Earth.
Where it’s visible
Americas, Europe, Africa

Geometry & timing

Greatest eclipse (TD)
02:47:37 · ΔT 81s
Greatest eclipse (UTC)
02:46:16
Saros series
147
Magnitude
0.9911 / 0.0144 (penumbral / umbral)
Moon overhead at greatest
1°N, 44°W
Phase durations
248.7 / 26.7 min

Sources

Timing and geometry from NASA’s eclipse catalogs. Verify local circumstances before you travel.

  • NASALunar eclipse catalog (2001–2100)
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How the eclipse unfolds

PenumbraUmbraMoon

Schematic of the Moon crossing Earth’s penumbra (outer) and umbra (inner) at greatest eclipse. Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon: Americas, Europe, Africa.

The Moon is above the horizon — and the eclipse visible — on the marker’s side of the dashed line (its position at greatest eclipse).

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