December 2048 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on December 20, 2048.

Visibility

Related lunar eclipses

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2046-2049

Descending node				Ascending node
Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart		Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart
115	2046 Jan 22	Partial		120	2046 Jul 18	Partial
125	2047 Jan 12	Total		130	2047 Jul 07	Total
135	2048 Jan 01	Total		140	2048 Jun 26	Partial
145	2048 Dec 20	Penumbral		150	2049 Jun 15	Penumbral
Last set	2045 Aug 27			Last set	2045 Mar 03
Next set	2049 Nov 09			Next set	2049 May 17

Metonic series (19 years)

The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the earth's shadow will be in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

Ascending node	Descending node
1991 Jun 27 - penumbral (110) 2010 Jun 26 - partial (120) 2029 Jun 26 - total (130) 2048 Jun 26 - partial (140) 2067 Jun 27 - penumbral (150)	1991 Dec 21 - partial (115) 2010 Dec 21 - total (125) 2029 Dec 20 - total (135) 2048 Dec 20 - partial (145)

See also

• List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st century lunar eclipses

Notes

External links

• 2048 Dec 20 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC