July 2083 lunar eclipse
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The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | July 29, 2083 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gamma | −0.2143 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.4791 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 130 (38 of 72) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 90 minutes, 25 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 212 minutes, 53 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 328 minutes, 0 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, July 29, 2083, with an umbral magnitude of 1.4791. It will be a central lunar eclipse, in which part of the Moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow. 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 after perigee (on July 26, 2083, at 2:25 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
This lunar eclipse will be the second of an almost tetrad, with the others being on February 2, 2083 (total); January 22, 2084 (total); and July 17, 2084 (partial).
This will be the last central lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 130.