| Penumbral Lunar Eclipse June 17, 2038 | |
|---|---|
 The moon will imperceptibly dim as the moon passes through the Earth's northern penumbral shadow | |
| Series (and member) | 111 (68 of 71) |
| Gamma | 1.3082 |
| Magnitude | 0.4422 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Penumbral | 176 minutes, 24 seconds |
| Contacts UTC | |
| P1 | 01:15:27 |
| Greatest | 02:43:44 |
| P4 | 04:11:50 |
A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on June 17, 2038.[1] It is the second of 4 penumbral lunar eclipses, with the third eclipse on 16 July.
Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
Lunar year series (354 days)
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | |
| 111 | 2038 Jun 17 | Penumbral | 116 | 2038 Dec 11 | Penumbral | |
| 121 | 2039 Jun 06 | Partial | 126 | 2039 Nov 30 | Partial | |
| 131 | 2040 May 26 | Total | 136 | 2040 Nov 18 | Total | |
| 141 | 2041 May 16 | Partial | 146 | 2041 Nov 08 | Partial | |
| 156 | 2042 Oct 28 | Penumbral | ||||
| Last set | 2038 Jul 16 | Last set | 2038 Jan 21 | |||
| Next set | 2042 Apr 05 | Next set | 2042 Sep 29 | |||
Saros series
Lunar Saros 111, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 11 total lunar eclipses. The first total lunar eclipse of this series was on April 19, 1353, and last was on August 4, 1533. The longest occurrence of this series was on June 12, 1443 when the totality lasted 106 minutes.
Tritos series
- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of July 18, 2027
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of May 17, 2049
Tzolkinex
- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of May 7, 2031
See also
Notes
External links
- 2038 Jun 17 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC