March 2024 lunar eclipse
| Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
Seen from Richmond, Virginia, 7:18 UTC | |||||||||
| Date | March 25, 2024 | ||||||||
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| Gamma | 1.0609 | ||||||||
| Magnitude | −0.1304 | ||||||||
| Saros cycle | 113 (64 of 71) | ||||||||
| Penumbral | 279 minutes, 9 seconds | ||||||||
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A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, March 25, 2024, with an umbral magnitude of −0.1304. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into the Earth's penumbra. 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. Occurring about 2.2 days after apogee (on March 23, 2024, at 11:45 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.
This was the deepest penumbral eclipse overall since May 5, 2023, and the deepest for North and South America since February 11, 2017.