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December 2048 lunar eclipse

Astronomical event

December 2048 lunar eclipse

Penumbral eclipse
Date	20 December 2048
Gamma	−1.0624
Magnitude	0.9617[1]
Saros cycle	145 (13 of 71[2])
Penumbral	281 minutes 36 seconds
Contacts (UTC) P1 04:05:28 Greatest 06:26:16 P4 08:47:04
← June 2048 May 2049 →

A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on December 20, 2048.

Visibility[edit]

Related lunar eclipses[edit]

Lunar year series[edit]

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2046-2049

Descending node				Ascending node
Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart		Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart
115	2046 Jan 22	Partial		120	2046 Jul 18	Partial
125	2047 Jan 12	Total		130	2047 Jul 07	Total
135	2048 Jan 01	Total		140	2048 Jun 26	Partial
145	2048 Dec 20	Penumbral		150	2049 Jun 15	Penumbral
Last set	2045 Aug 27			Last set	2045 Mar 03
Next set	2049 Nov 09			Next set	2049 May 17

Metonic series (19 years)[edit]

The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the Earth's shadow will be in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

Ascending node	Descending node
1991 Jun 27 - penumbral (110) 2010 Jun 26 - partial (120) 2029 Jun 26 - total (130) 2048 Jun 26 - partial (140) 2067 Jun 27 - penumbral (150)	1991 Dec 21 - partial (115) 2010 Dec 21 - total (125) 2029 Dec 20 - total (135) 2048 Dec 20 - partial (145)

Related lunar eclipses[edit]

Lunar year series[edit]

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2027–2031
Ascending node					Descending node
Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart	Gamma		Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart	Gamma
110	2027 Jul 18	Penumbral	-1.57589		115	2028 Jan 12	Partial	0.98177
120	2028 Jul 06	Partial	-0.79040		125	2028 Dec 31	Total	0.32583
130	2029 Jun 26	Total	0.01240		135	2029 Dec 20	Total	-0.38110
140	2030 Jun 15	Partial	0.75346		145	2030 Dec 09	Penumbral	-1.07315
150	2031 Jun 05	Penumbral	1.47322
Last set	2027 Aug 17				Last set	2027 Feb 20
Next set	2031 May 07				Next set	2031 Oct 30

Half-Saros cycle[edit]

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (ahalf saros).^[3] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 152.

December 15, 2039	December 26, 2057

See also[edit]

• List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses

Notes[edit]

External links[edit]

• 2048 Dec 20 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC

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