November 2049 lunar eclipse
| Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left | |||||||||
| Date | November 9, 2049 | ||||||||
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| Gamma | 1.1964 | ||||||||
| Magnitude | −0.3541 | ||||||||
| Saros cycle | 117 (54 of 72) | ||||||||
| Penumbral | 226 minutes, 4 seconds | ||||||||
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A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, November 9, 2049, with an umbral magnitude of −0.3541. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into the Earth's penumbra. 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. The Moon's apparent diameter will be near the average diameter because it will occur 7.1 days after perigee (on November 2, 2049, at 14:20 UTC) and 6.8 days before apogee (on November 16, 2049, at 10:10 UTC).