March 2044 lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse will take place on March 13, 2044.

Visibility

Related lunar eclipses

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2042-2045

Descending node				Ascending node
Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart		Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart
113	2042 Apr 05	Penumbral		118	2042 Sep 29	Partial
123	2043 Mar 25	Total		128	2043 Sep 19	Total
133	2044 Mar 13	Total		138	2044 Sep 07	Total
143	2045 Mar 03	Penumbral		148	2045 Aug 27	Penumbral
Last set	2041 May 16			Last set	2042 Oct 28
Next set	2046 Jan 22			Next set	2046 Jul 18

Metonic cycles (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 in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

2006 Mar 14 - penumbral (113) 2025 Mar 14 - total (123) 2044 Mar 13 - total (133) 2064 Mar 14- partial (143)	2006 Sep 07 - penumbral (118) 2025 Sep 07 - total (128) 2044 Sep 07 - partial (138) 2063 Sep 07 - partial (148)

Tritos series

The tritos series repeats 31 days short of 11 years at alternating nodes. Sequential events have incremental Saros cycle indices.

This series produces 23 total eclipses between June 22, 1880 and August 9, 2120.

Tritos eclipse series (subset 1901–2100)

Ascending node				Descending node
Saros	Date Viewing	Type chart		Saros	Date Viewing	Type chart
119	1902 Apr 22	Partial		120	1913 Mar 22	Partial
121	1924 Feb 20	Partial		122	1935 Jan 19	Partial
124	1945 Dec 19	Partial		125	1956 Nov 18	Total
126	1967 Oct 18	Total		127	1978 Sep 16	Total
128	1989 Aug 17	Total		129	2000 Jul 16	Total
130	2011 Jun 15	Total		131	2022 May 16	Total
132	2033 Apr 14	Total		133	2044 Mar 13	Total
134	2055 Feb 11	Total		135	2066 Jan 11	Total
136	2076 Dec 10	Total		137	2087 Nov 10	Total
138	2098 Oct 10	Total

See also

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

External links

• 2044 Mar 13 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC