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Draft:January 2065 lunar eclipse

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A total lunar eclipse will take place on 22 January 2024. The lunar eclipse will last for 5 hours and 38 minutes from P1 to P4, with the totality phase will last for 2 hours and 18 minutes. Since this eclipse is a total lunar eclipse, it will appear a reddish color during totality. The brightness of how red the moon appears varies, and can be categorized on a scale of 1 to 4.[1] This eclipse is a part of saros series 125.[2][3]

January 2065 lunar eclipse
Total eclipse
Date17 July 2065
Gamma−0.14023
Saros cycle125 (51 of 72)
Totality69 minutes, 49 seconds
Partiality209 minutes, 1 seconds
Penumbral338 minutes, 43 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P107:09:28
U108:14:12
U209:24:25
Greatest09:58:58
U310:33:51
U411:43:56
P412:48:28

Visibility

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This eclipse will be visible mainly over the Pacific Ocean and North America. The eclipse will be visible at moonset over South America, and during moonrise over eastern Asia and Oceania.[4]

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Saros series 125

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This eclipse is part of lunar saros 125 and is the 51st eclipse in the saros series. The next eclipse in saros series 125 is on December 31st 2028.[5] The previous one was on December 21st 2010.[6]

Noteable eclipse in saros series 125[7]
First Maximum Last
Penumbral Partial Total Central Central Total Partial Penumbral
July 17 1163 Jan 17 1470 June 17 1704 July 20 1758 Aug 22 1812 Oct 27 1920 Mar 19 2155 July 7 2335 Sep 9 2443
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Eclipse season

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Like all other eclipses, this eclipse is part of an eclipse season. The next eclipse in this eclipse season will occur on February 5th 2065.[8]

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https://www.timeanddate.com

https://www.eclipsewise.com

https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Citations

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