January 2038 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on January 21, 2038. It will be visible to the naked eye as 89.96% of the Moon will be immersed in Earth's penumbral shadow.[1]
| Penumbral Lunar Eclipse January 21, 2038 | |
|---|---|
 The moon will perceptibly dim as the moon passed through the Earth's northern penumbral shadow | |
| Series | 114 (17 of 70) |
| Gamma | -1.0710 |
| Magnitude | 0.8996 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Penumbral | 4:05:48 |
| Contacts UTC | |
| P1 | 1:46:58 |
| Greatest | 3:49:52 |
| P4 | 5:52:46 |
Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
Lunar year series
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
| 114 | 2035 Feb 22 |
Penumbral |
119 | 2035 Aug 19 |
Partial | |
| 124 | 2036 Feb 11 |
Total |
129 | 2036 Aug 07 |
Total | |
| 134 | 2037 Jan 31 |
Total |
139 | 2037 Jul 27 |
Partial | |
| 144 | 2038 Jan 21 |
Penumbral |
149 | 2038 Jul 16 |
Penumbral | |
| Last set | 2034 Apr 03 | Last set | 2034 Sep 28 | |||
| Next set | 2038 Jun 17 | Next set | 2038 Dec 11 | |||
Saros cycle
Lunar Saros series 144, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 20 total lunar eclipses.
First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1749 Jul 29
First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2146 Mar 28
First Total Lunar Eclipse: 2308 Jul 04
First Central Lunar Eclipse: 2362 Aug 06
Greatest Eclipse of the Lunar Saros 144: 2416 Sep 07
Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 2488 Oct 20
Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 2651 Jan 28
Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2867 Jun 08
Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 3011 Sep 04
External links
- 2038 Jan 21 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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