October 2042 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on October 28, 2042. This event marks the beginning of lunar saros cycle 156, and will be visually inperceptible.^[1]

It will be the last of 5 Metonic cycle eclipses occurring every 19 years on October 28th.

Visibility

Related lunar eclipses

Lunar year series (354 days)

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2038-2042

Descending node				Ascending node
Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart		Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart
111	2038 Jun 17	Penumbral		116	2038 Dec 11	Penumbral
121	2039 Jun 06	Partial		126	2039 Nov 30	Partial
131	2040 May 26	Total		136	2040 Nov 18	Total
141	2041 May 16	Partial		146	2041 Nov 08	Partial
				156	2042 Oct 28	Penumbral
Last set	2038 Jul 16			Last set	2038 Jan 21
Next set	2042 Apr 05			Next set	2042 Sep 29

Metonic series

This eclipse is the last of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, October 28-29, each separated by 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.

Ascending node	Descending node
1966 May 4 - Penumbral (111) 1985 May 4 - Total (121) 2004 May 4 - Total (131) 2023 May 5 - Penumbral (141)	1966 Oct 29 - Penumbral (116) 1985 Oct 28 - Total (126) 2004 Oct 28 - Total (136) 2023 Oct 28 - Partial (146) 2042 Oct 28 - Penumbral (156)

See also

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

Notes

1. ^ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 156

External links

• 2042 Oct 28 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC