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A partial [[lunar eclipse]] occured on Wednesday, 17–18 September 2024, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2024 and the final partial lunar eclipse of [[Lunar Saros 118]]. This eclipse took place 9 hours before perigee meaning the moon was a [[supermoon]] with a distance of 357486 km and diameter of 33.4'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AstroPixels - Moon Phases: 2001 to 2100 |url=https://www.astropixels.com/ephemeris/moon/phases2001.html |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.astropixels.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=EclipseWise - Partial Lunar Eclipse of 2024 Sep 18 |url=https://www.eclipsewise.com/lunar/LEprime/2001-2100/LE2024Sep18Pprime.html |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.eclipsewise.com}}</ref> |
A partial [[lunar eclipse]] occured on Wednesday, 17–18 September 2024, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2024 and the final partial lunar eclipse of [[Lunar Saros 118]]. This eclipse took place 9 hours before perigee meaning the moon was a [[supermoon]] with a distance of 357486 km and diameter of 33.4'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AstroPixels - Moon Phases: 2001 to 2100 |url=https://www.astropixels.com/ephemeris/moon/phases2001.html |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.astropixels.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=EclipseWise - Partial Lunar Eclipse of 2024 Sep 18 |url=https://www.eclipsewise.com/lunar/LEprime/2001-2100/LE2024Sep18Pprime.html |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.eclipsewise.com}}</ref> |
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== Observations == |
== Observations == |
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File:Penumbra.Lunar.Eclipse.40%.jpg|33 minutes after Penumbra Phase started, [[Halifax, Canada|Halifax]], Canada, 01:14 UTC |
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File:Maximum Eclipse of the September 17th, 2024 lunar eclipse.jpg|From [[Halifax, Canada]], (Maximum) 02:44 UTC |
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File:September 2024 Lunar Eclipse.jpg|September 2024 Lunar Eclipse from Mexicali, 2:49 UTC, [[Mexicali|Mexicali, Mexico]] |
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File:Lunar eclipse in Moscow, 01 (18.09.2024).jpg|Start of partial eclipse in [[Moscow]], Russia, 02:19 UTC |
File:Lunar eclipse in Moscow, 01 (18.09.2024).jpg|Start of partial eclipse in [[Moscow]], Russia, 02:19 UTC |
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File:Lunar eclipse in Moscow, 04 (18.09.2024).jpg|From |
File:Lunar eclipse in Moscow, 04 (18.09.2024).jpg|From Moscow, 02:45 UTC |
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File:Lunar eclipse in Moscow, 08 (18.09.2024).jpg|Near sunrise, Moscow, 02:55 UTC |
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File:Partial Lunar Eclipse September 2024.jpg|From [[Dallas, Texas]] |
File:Partial Lunar Eclipse September 2024.jpg|From [[Dallas, Texas]] |
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File:Eclipse lunar del 18 septiembre de 2024 en Logroño.01.jpg|From [[Logroño]], Spain |
File:Eclipse lunar del 18 septiembre de 2024 en Logroño.01.jpg|From [[Logroño]], Spain, 02:50 UTC |
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Tlr-partial-eclipse-sep-2024-1.jpg|1:46 UTC, Minnesota, USA |
File:Tlr-partial-eclipse-sep-2024-1.jpg|1:46 UTC, [[Minnesota]], USA |
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Tlr-partial-eclipse-sep-2024-2.jpg|2:28 UTC, Minnesota, USA |
File:Tlr-partial-eclipse-sep-2024-2.jpg|2:28 UTC, Minnesota, USA |
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File:Tlr-partial-eclipse-sep-2024-3.jpg|2:44 UTC (maximum), Minnesota, USA |
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Tlr-partial-eclipse-sep-2024-4.jpg|3:01 UTC, Minnesota, USA |
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Tlr-partial-eclipse-sep-2024-5.jpg|3:16 UTC, Minnesota, USA |
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File:Lunar Eclipse Santa Ana CA 9 17 2024.jpg|02:46 UTC, [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana, California, USA]] |
File:Lunar Eclipse Santa Ana CA 9 17 2024.jpg|02:46 UTC, [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana, California, USA]] |
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File:2024 September Lunar Eclipse Ohio.jpg|2:49 UTC, [[Norwalk, Ohio|Norwalk Ohio]], USA |
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Latest revision as of 02:27, 21 September 2024
| Partial eclipse | |||||||||||||
 Maximum partiality, 2:44 UTC, from Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||||||||
| Date | 17–18 September 2024 | ||||||||||||
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| Gamma | −0.97920 | ||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.08491 | ||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 118 (52 of 73) | ||||||||||||
| Partiality | 62 minutes, 49 seconds | ||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 246 minutes, 22 seconds | ||||||||||||
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 Partial lunar eclipse on 17/18 September 2024: timelapse video from Spain |
A partial lunar eclipse occured on Wednesday, 17–18 September 2024, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2024 and the final partial lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 118. This eclipse took place 9 hours before perigee meaning the moon was a supermoon with a distance of 357486 km and diameter of 33.4'.[1][2]
Visibility
[edit]The eclipse was visible over western parts of Africa and Europe, South and eastern North America, all of South America, and parts of Antarctica, and was seen rising over the rest of North America and setting over the rest of Africa, parts of Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
 
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 Partial Lunar Eclipse. |
Observations
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33 minutes after Penumbra Phase started, Halifax, Canada, 01:14 UTC -
From Halifax, Canada, (Maximum) 02:44 UTC -
From Halifax, Canada, 02:41 UTC -
End of Partially, Halifax, Canada, 03:11 UTC -
September 2024 Lunar Eclipse from Mexicali, 2:49 UTC, Mexicali, Mexico -
Start of partial eclipse in Moscow, Russia, 02:19 UTC -
From Moscow, 02:45 UTC -
Near sunrise, Moscow, 02:55 UTC -
From Dallas, Texas -
From Logroño, Spain, 02:50 UTC -
1:46 UTC, Minnesota, USA -
2:28 UTC, Minnesota, USA -
2:44 UTC (maximum), Minnesota, USA -
02:46 UTC, Santa Ana, California, USA -
2:49 UTC, Norwalk Ohio, USA -
3:01 UTC, Minnesota, USA -
3:16 UTC, Minnesota, USA
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Related eclipses
[edit]Eclipses of 2024
[edit]- A penumbral lunar eclipse on 25 March.
- A total solar eclipse on 8 April.
- A partial lunar eclipse on 18 September.
- An annular solar eclipse on 2 October.
Lunar year series
[edit]| Lunar eclipse series sets from 2024–2027 | ||||||||
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| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
| Saros | Date | Type Viewing |
Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
113
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2024 Mar 25
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Penumbral
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1.06098 | 118
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2024 Sep 18
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Partial
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−0.97920 | |
| 123 | 2025 Mar 14
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Total
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0.34846 | 128 | 2025 Sep 07
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Total
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−0.27521 | |
| 133 | 2026 Mar 03
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Total
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−0.37651 | 138 | 2026 Aug 28
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Partial
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0.49644 | |
| 143 | 2027 Feb 20
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Penumbral
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−1.04803 | 148 | 2027 Aug 17
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Penumbral
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1.27974 | |
| Last set | 2023 May 05 | Last set | 2023 Oct 28 | |||||
| Next set | 2028 Jan 12 | Next set | 2027 Jul 18 | |||||
Saros series
[edit]It is the last partial lunar eclipse of Saros cycle 118.
Half-Saros cycle
[edit]A lunar eclipse will precede and follow 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 125.
| 13 September 2015 | 23 September 2033 |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "AstroPixels - Moon Phases: 2001 to 2100". www.astropixels.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "EclipseWise - Partial Lunar Eclipse of 2024 Sep 18". www.eclipsewise.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
[edit]- Saros cycle 118
- 2024 Sep 18 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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