October 2032 lunar eclipse
| Total eclipse | |||||||||||||||||
The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | October 18, 2032 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gamma | 0.4169 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.1039 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 127 (43 of 72) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 47 minutes, 6 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 195 minutes, 54 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 315 minutes, 24 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, October 18, 2032, with an umbral magnitude of 1.1039. 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 2.1 days after perigee (on October 16, 2032, at 17:25 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
This lunar eclipse is the second of a tetrad, with four total lunar eclipses in series, the others being on April 25, 2032; April 14, 2033; and October 8, 2033.