August 2017 lunar eclipse
A partial lunar eclipse will take place on August 7, 2017, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2017. The Moon will only be slightly covered by the Earth's umbral shadow at maximum eclipse.
This will precede by 14 days the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, which will be the first total solar eclipse visible in the contiguous United States since the February 26, 1979 eclipse.
Visibility
It will be visible over eastern Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.
Related eclipses
Lunar year series
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date | Type Viewing |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
| 109 | 2016 Aug 18 |
Penumbral |
114 | 2017 Feb 11 |
Penumbral | |
| 119 | 2017 Aug 07 |
Partial |
124 | 2018 Jan 31 |
Total | |
| 129 | 2018 Jul 27 |
Total |
134 | 2019 Jan 21 |
Total | |
| 139 | 2019 Jul 16 |
Partial |
144 | 2020 Jan 10 |
Penumbral | |
| 149 | 2020 Jul 05 |
Penumbral | ||||
| Last set | 2016 Sep 16 | Last set | 2016 Mar 23 | |||
| Next set | 2020 Jun 05 | Next set | 2020 Nov 30 | |||
Saros series
It is part of Saros cycle 119.
See also
- List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
Notes
External links
- 2017 Aug 07 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
- Hermit eclipse: 2017-08-07
