April 2033 lunar eclipse
| Total eclipse | |||||||||||||||||
The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | April 14, 2033 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamma | 0.3954 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.0955 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 132 (31 of 71) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 49 minutes, 12 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 215 minutes, 0 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 361 minutes, 11 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, April 14, 2033, with an umbral magnitude of 1.0955. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. 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. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 2.9 days before apogee (on April 11, 2033, at 22:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.
This lunar eclipse is the third of a tetrad, with four total lunar eclipses in series, the others being on April 25, 2032; October 18, 2032; and October 8, 2033.