November 2021 lunar eclipse
| Partial eclipse | |||||||||||||
| Partiality as viewed from Starkville, Mississippi at maximum, 9:03 UTC | |||||||||||||
| Date | November 19, 2021 | ||||||||||||
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| Gamma | −0.4552[1] | ||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.9760[1] | ||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 126 (46 of 72[1] ) | ||||||||||||
| Partiality | 208 minutes, 23 seconds[1] | ||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 361 minutes, 29 seconds[1] | ||||||||||||
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A partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Friday, November 19, 2021,[2] with an umbral magnitude of 0.9760. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when one part of the Moon is in the Earth's umbra, while the other part is in 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 only about 12 hours before apogee (on November 20, 2021, at 21:10 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.[3]
This was the longest partial lunar eclipse since February 18, 1440, and the longest until February 8, 2669; however, many eclipses, including the November 2022 lunar eclipse, have a longer period of umbral contact at next to 3 hours 40 minutes.[4] [5] It was often referred to as a "Beaver Blood Moon" although not technically fulfilling the criteria for a true blood moon (totality).
This lunar eclipse was the second of an almost tetrad, with the others being on May 26, 2021 (total); May 16, 2022 (total); and November 8, 2022 (total).
Visibility
[edit ]The eclipse was completely visible over northeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, and North America, seen rising over east Asia and Australia and setting over South America.[6]
Gallery
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Madrid, Spain, 7:29 UTC
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Nara City, Japan, 8:51 UTC
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Toronto, Ontario, 8:53 UTC
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Warrenton, Virginia, 9:01 UTC
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New Plymouth, New Zealand, 9:03 UTC
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Santa Fe, New Mexico, 9:03 UTC
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Jayapura, Indonesia, 9:04 UTC
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Mexico City, Mexico, 9:08 UTC
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Killingly, Connecticut, 9:12 UTC
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Dayton, Ohio, 9:25 UTC
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Hefei, China, 10:35 UTC
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Eclipse progression as seen from Texas
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Weifang, China, taken began at 10:31 UTC
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Eclipse details
[edit ]Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[7]
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Penumbral Magnitude | 2.07381 |
| Umbral Magnitude | 0.97595 |
| Gamma | −0.45525 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 15h39m50.9s |
| Sun Declination | -19°32'33.1" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'11.0" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 03h40m24.8s |
| Moon Declination | +19°09'15.5" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 14'44.5" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°54'06.1" |
| ΔT | 70.2 s |
Eclipse season
[edit ]This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.
| November 19 Ascending node (full moon) |
December 4 Descending node (new moon) |
|---|---|
| Partial lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 126 |
Total solar eclipse Solar Saros 152 |
Related eclipses
[edit ]Eclipses in 2021
[edit ]- A total lunar eclipse on May 26.
- An annular solar eclipse on June 10.
- A partial lunar eclipse on November 19.
- A total solar eclipse on December 4.
Metonic
[edit ]- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 31, 2018
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 7, 2025
Tzolkinex
[edit ]- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 8, 2014
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 31, 2028
Half-Saros
[edit ]- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 13, 2012
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2030
Tritos
[edit ]- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 21, 2010
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 18, 2032
Lunar Saros 126
[edit ]- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 9, 2003
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 30, 2039
Inex
[edit ]- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 9, 1992
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 30, 2050
Triad
[edit ]- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 19, 1935
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 20, 2108
Lunar eclipses of 2020–2023
[edit ]This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of lunar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.[8]
The penumbral lunar eclipses on January 10, 2020 and July 5, 2020 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set.
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 2020 to 2023 | ||||||||
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| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
| 111 |
2020 Jun 05 |
Penumbral |
1.2406 | 116 |
2020 Nov 30 |
Penumbral |
−1.1309 | |
| 121 |
2021 May 26 |
Total |
0.4774 | 126 |
2021 Nov 19 |
Partial |
−0.4553 | |
| 131 |
2022 May 16 |
Total |
−0.2532 | 136 |
2022 Nov 08 |
Total |
0.2570 | |
| 141 |
2023 May 05 |
Penumbral |
−1.0350 | 146 |
2023 Oct 28 |
Partial |
0.9472 | |
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Metonic series
[edit ]- First eclipse: November 20, 2002.
- Second eclipse: November 19, 2021.
- Third eclipse: November 18, 2040.
- Fourth eclipse: November 19, 2059.
- Fifth eclipse: November 19, 2078.
Saros 126
[edit ]This eclipse is a part of Saros series 126, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 70 events. The series started with a penumbral lunar eclipse on July 18, 1228. It contains partial eclipses from March 24, 1625 through June 9, 1751; total eclipses from June 19, 1769 through November 9, 2003; and a second set of partial eclipses from November 19, 2021 through June 5, 2346. The series ends at member 70 as a penumbral eclipse on August 19, 2472.
The longest duration of totality was produced by member 36 at 106 minutes, 27 seconds on August 13, 1859. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit.[9]
| Greatest | First | |||
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| The greatest eclipse of the series occurred on 1859 Aug 13 , lasting 106 minutes, 27 seconds.[10] | Penumbral | Partial | Total | Central |
| 1228 Jul 18 |
1625 Mar 24 |
1769 Jun 19 |
1805 Jul 11 | |
| Last | ||||
| Central | Total | Partial | Penumbral | |
| 1931 Sep 26 |
2003 Nov 09 |
2346 Jun 05 |
2472 Aug 19 | |
Eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.
| Series members 33–54 occur between 1801 and 2200: | |||||
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| 33 | 34 | 35 | |||
| 1805 Jul 11 | 1823 Jul 23 | 1841 Aug 02 | |||
| 36 | 37 | 38 | |||
| 1859 Aug 13 | 1877 Aug 23 | 1895 Sep 04 | |||
| 39 | 40 | 41 | |||
| 1913 Sep 15 | 1931 Sep 26 | 1949 Oct 07 | |||
| 42 | 43 | 44 | |||
| 1967 Oct 18 | 1985 Oct 28 | 2003 Nov 09 | |||
| 45 | 46 | 47 | |||
| 2021 Nov 19 | 2039 Nov 30 | 2057 Dec 11 | |||
| 48 | 49 | 50 | |||
| 2075 Dec 22 | 2094 Jan 01 | 2112 Jan 14 | |||
| 51 | 52 | 53 | |||
| 2130 Jan 24 | 2148 Feb 04 | 2166 Feb 15 | |||
| 54 | |||||
| 2184 Feb 26 | |||||
Tritos series
[edit ]This eclipse is a part of a tritos cycle, repeating at alternating nodes every 135 synodic months (≈ 3986.63 days, or 11 years minus 1 month). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee), but groupings of 3 tritos cycles (≈ 33 years minus 3 months) come close (≈ 434.044 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.
| Series members between 1801 and 2200 | |||||||||
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| 1803 Aug 03 (Saros 106) |
1814 Jul 02 (Saros 107) |
1825 Jun 01 (Saros 108) |
1836 May 01 (Saros 109) |
1847 Mar 31 (Saros 110) | |||||
| 1858 Feb 27 (Saros 111) |
1869 Jan 28 (Saros 112) |
1879 Dec 28 (Saros 113) |
1890 Nov 26 (Saros 114) |
1901 Oct 27 (Saros 115) | |||||
| 1912 Sep 26 (Saros 116) |
1923 Aug 26 (Saros 117) |
1934 Jul 26 (Saros 118) |
1945 Jun 25 (Saros 119) |
1956 May 24 (Saros 120) | |||||
| 1967 Apr 24 (Saros 121) |
1978 Mar 24 (Saros 122) |
1989 Feb 20 (Saros 123) |
2000 Jan 21 (Saros 124) |
2010 Dec 21 (Saros 125) | |||||
| 2021 Nov 19 (Saros 126) |
2032 Oct 18 (Saros 127) |
2043 Sep 19 (Saros 128) |
2054 Aug 18 (Saros 129) |
2065 Jul 17 (Saros 130) | |||||
| 2076 Jun 17 (Saros 131) |
2087 May 17 (Saros 132) |
2098 Apr 15 (Saros 133) |
2109 Mar 17 (Saros 134) |
2120 Feb 14 (Saros 135) | |||||
| 2131 Jan 13 (Saros 136) |
2141 Dec 13 (Saros 137) |
2152 Nov 12 (Saros 138) |
2163 Oct 12 (Saros 139) |
2174 Sep 11 (Saros 140) | |||||
| 2185 Aug 11 (Saros 141) |
2196 Jul 10 (Saros 142) | ||||||||
Half-Saros cycle
[edit ]A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[11] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 133.
| November 13, 2012 | November 25, 2030 |
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See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j 2021 Nov 19 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
- ^ "November 18–19, 2021 Partial Lunar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Longest partial eclipse in centuries bathes Moon in red". www.aljazeera.com. Aljazeera. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "What makes certain lunar eclipses so special? (Beginner) - Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer". curious.astro.cornell.edu. Cornell Astronomy. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Partial Lunar Eclipse of 2021 Nov 19" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Partial Lunar Eclipse of 2021 Nov 19". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "NASA - Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 126". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
- ^ Listing of Eclipses of series 126
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
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- 2021 Nov 19 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
- Saros cycle 126
