August 2036 lunar eclipse

{{Infobox lunar eclipse

| type = total

| image = Lunar eclipse chart close-2036Aug07.png

| caption = The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left

| date = August 7, 2036

| gamma = 0.2004

| magnitude = 1.4556

| saros_ser = 129

| saros_no = 39 of 71

| totality = 95 minutes, 22 seconds

| partiality = 241 minutes, 17 seconds

| penumbral = 372 minutes, 6 seconds

| p1 = 23:46:29

| u1 = 0:56:53

| u2 = 2:04:53

| greatest = 2:52:32

| u3 = 3:40:11

| u4 = 4:48:11

| p4 = 5:58:35

| previous = February 2036

| next = January 2037

}}

A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Thursday, August 7, 2036,{{cite web|title=August 6–7, 2036 Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2036-august-7|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=29 November 2024}} with an umbral magnitude of 1.4556. 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 only about 11 hours after apogee (on August 6, 2036, at 16:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.{{cite web|title=Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/distance.html?year=2036&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=29 November 2024}}

This is the last central lunar eclipse of Saros cycle 129.

Visibility

The eclipse will be completely visible over South America and west Africa, seen rising over much of North America and the eastern Pacific Ocean and setting over Africa, Europe, and west, central, and south Asia.{{cite web|title=Total Lunar Eclipse of 2036 Aug 07|url=https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2036Aug07T.pdf|publisher=NASA|access-date=29 November 2024}}

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Eclipse details

Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.{{cite web|title=Total Lunar Eclipse of 2036 Aug 07|url=https://eclipsewise.com/lunar/LEprime/2001-2100/LE2036Aug07Tprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=29 November 2024}}

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|+August 7, 2036 Lunar Eclipse Parameters

! Parameter

! Value

Penumbral Magnitude

| 2.52786

Umbral Magnitude

| 1.45557

Gamma

| 0.20044

Sun Right Ascension

| 09h10m39.1s

Sun Declination

| +16°16'20.8"

Sun Semi-Diameter

| 15'46.3"

Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 08.7"

Moon Right Ascension

| 21h10m30.3s

Moon Declination

| -16°05'44.3"

Moon Semi-Diameter

| 14'42.5"

Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 0°53'58.8"

ΔT

| 77.2 s

Eclipse season

This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.

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|+ Eclipse season of July–August 2036

! July 23
Ascending node (new moon)
!! August 7
Descending node (full moon)
!! August 21
Ascending node (new moon)

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| Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 117

Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 129

Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 155

Related eclipses

= Eclipses in 2036 =

= Metonic =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 18, 2032
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2040

= Tzolkinex =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 26, 2029
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 19, 2043

= Half-Saros =

Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 2, 2027
Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 12, 2045

= Tritos =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 7, 2025
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 7, 2047

= Lunar Saros 129 =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 27, 2018
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 18, 2054

= Inex =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 28, 2007
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 17, 2065

= Triad =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 7, 1949
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 9, 2123

= Lunar eclipses of 2035–2038 =

= Saros 129 =

= Tritos series =

= Inex series =

= Half-Saros cycle =

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 136.

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