May 2031 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on May 7, 2031.[1]

The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's penumbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals.

Visibility

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Lunar year series

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Lunar eclipse series sets from 2031-2034
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
112 2031 May 07
 
Penumbral
 
117 2031 Oct 30
 
Penumbral
 
122 2032 Apr 25
 
Total
 
127 2032 Oct 18
 
Total
 
132 2033 Apr 14
 
Total
 
137 2033 Oct 08
 
Total
 
142 2034 Apr 03
 
Penumbral
 
147 2034 Sep 28
 
Partial
 
Last set 2031 Jun 05 Last set 2030 Dec 09
Next set 2035 Feb 22 Next set 2035 Aug 19

Saros series

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Lunar Saros series 112, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 72 lunar eclipse events including 15 total lunar eclipses.

Greatest First
The greatest eclipse of the series occurred on 1490 Jun 02, lasting 100 minutes.[2] Penumbral Partial Total Central
859 May 20 985 Aug 03 1364 Mar 18 1436 Apr 30
Last
Central Total Partial Penumbral
1562 Jul 16 1616 Aug 27 2013 Apr 25
 
2139 Jul 12

There are 11 series events between 1901 and 2100, grouped into threes (called an exeligmos), each column with approximately the same viewing longitude on Earth.

1901–2100
1905 Feb 19 1923 Mar 3 1941 Mar 13
           
1959 Mar 24 1977 Apr 04 1995 Apr 15
           
2013 Apr 25 2031 May 07 2049 May 17
           
2067 May 28 2085 Jun 08
   

Metonic series

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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 in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

This series has 9 events centered on May 6th and October 30th: (saros number)

Ascending node Descending node
  1. 2031 May 07.160 - penumbral (112)
  2. 2050 May 06.937 - total (122)
  3. 2069 May 06.380 - total (132)
  4. 2088 May 05.677 - partial (142)
  5. 2107 May 07.186 - penumbral (152)
  1. 2031 Oct 30.323 - penumbral (117)
  2. 2050 Oct 30.139 - total (127)
  3. 2069 Oct 30.148 - total (137)
  4. 2088 Oct 30.125 - partial (147)

Half-Saros cycle

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A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[3] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 119.

April 30, 2022 May 11, 2040
   

Tritos series

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Tzolkinex

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 112
  2. ^ Listing of Eclipses of series 112
  3. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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