February 2056 lunar eclipse
| Penumbral eclipse | |
 The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals. | |
| Date | February 1, 2056 |
|---|---|
| Gamma | 1.0682 |
| Magnitude | 0.9056 |
| Saros cycle | 144 (18 of 71) |
A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on February 1, 2056. It will last 4 hours, 7 minutes, and 14 seconds.[1] It will be visible to the naked eye when 90.56% of the Moon is covered in Earth's penumbral shadow.
Visibility
Related eclipses
Saros cycle
It is part of Saros cycle 144.
Lunar year series
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
| 114 | 2053 Mar 04
|
Penumbral
|
119 | 2053 Aug 29 |
Penumbral
| |
| 124 | 2054 Feb 22
|
Total
|
129 | 2054 Aug 18
|
Total
| |
| 134 | 2055 Feb 11
|
Total
|
139 | 2055 Aug 07
|
Partial
| |
| 144 | 2056 Feb 01
|
Penumbral
|
149 | 2056 Jul 26
|
Partial
| |
| Last set | 2052 Apr 14 | Last set | 2052 Oct 08 | |||
| Next set | 2056 Dec 22 | Next set | 2056 Jun 27 | |||
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to the solar eclipse of January 26, 2047 and solar eclipse of February 5, 2065.
| January 26, 2047 | February 5, 2065 |
|---|---|
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References
- ↑ "Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 2001 to 2100". NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Archived from the original on 2009-03-22. Retrieved 20 May 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
- 2056 Feb 01 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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