January 2047 lunar eclipse

{{Infobox lunar eclipse

| type = total

| image = Lunar eclipse chart close-2047Jan12.png

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

| date = January 12, 2047

| gamma = 0.3317

| magnitude = 1.2358

| saros_ser = 125

| saros_no = 50 of 72

| totality = 70 minutes, 0 seconds

| partiality = 208 minutes, 53 seconds

| penumbral = 337 minutes, 13 seconds

| p1 = 22:36:04

| u1 = 23:40:19

| u2 = 0:49:45

| greatest = 1:24:44

| u3 = 1:59:45

| u4 = 3:09:12

| p4 = 4:13:17

| previous = July 2046

| next = July 2047

}}

A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Saturday, January 12, 2047,{{cite web|title=January 11–12, 2047 Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2047-january-12|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=11 December 2024}} with an umbral magnitude of 1.2358. 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 4.6 days before perigee (on January 16, 2047, at 16:20 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.{{cite web|title=Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/distance.html?year=2047&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=11 December 2024}}

Visibility

The eclipse will be completely visible over eastern North and South America, Europe, and much of Africa, seen rising over western North and South America and setting over much of Asia.{{cite web|title=Total Lunar Eclipse of 2047 Jan 12|url=https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2047Jan12T.pdf|publisher=NASA|access-date=11 December 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 2047 Jan 12|url=https://eclipsewise.com/lunar/LEprime/2001-2100/LE2047Jan12Tprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=11 December 2024}}

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|+January 12, 2047 Lunar Eclipse Parameters

! Parameter

! Value

Penumbral Magnitude

| 2.26653

Umbral Magnitude

| 1.23575

Gamma

| 0.33171

Sun Right Ascension

| 19h33m56.9s

Sun Declination

| -21°40'46.3"

Sun Semi-Diameter

| 16'15.8"

Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 08.9"

Moon Right Ascension

| 07h34m18.1s

Moon Declination

| +21°59'20.2"

Moon Semi-Diameter

| 15'46.6"

Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 0°57'54.2"

ΔT

| 83.2 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.

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|+ Eclipse season of January 2047

! January 12
Descending node (full moon)
!! January 26
Ascending node (new moon)

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| Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 125

Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 151

Related eclipses

= Eclipses in 2047 =

A total lunar eclipse on January 12.
A partial solar eclipse on January 26.
A partial solar eclipse on June 23.
A total lunar eclipse on July 7.
A partial solar eclipse on July 22.
A partial solar eclipse on December 16.

= Metonic =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2043
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 30, 2050

= Tzolkinex =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 30, 2039
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 22, 2054

= Half-Saros =

Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 5, 2038
Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 16, 2056

= Tritos =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 11, 2036
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 11, 2057

= Lunar Saros 125 =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 31, 2028
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 22, 2065

= Inex =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 31, 2018
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 22, 2075

= Triad =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 13, 1960
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 12, 2133

= Lunar eclipses of 2046–2049 =

= Saros 125 =

= 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 annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 132.

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