January 2048 lunar eclipse
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The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | January 1, 2048 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gamma | −0.3745 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.1297 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 135 (25 of 71) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 55 minutes, 56 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 214 minutes, 16 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 359 minutes, 26 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Wednesday, January 1, 2048, with an umbral magnitude of 1.1297. 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 about 4.4 days after apogee (on December 27, 2047, at 21:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.
This will be the first recorded lunar eclipse to be visible on New Year's Day for nearly all of Earth's timezones. The next such eclipse will occur in 2094.