| Total lunar eclipse November 18, 2040 | |
|---|---|
Ecliptic north up The Moon’s southern limb will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow. | |
| Saros (and member) | 136 (21 of 72) |
| Gamma | 0.2361 |
| Magnitude | 1.3974 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Totality | 87:28 |
| Partial | 3:40:24 |
| Penumbral | 5:53:36 |
| Contacts (UTC) | |
| P1 | 16:07:52 |
| U1 | 17:14:28 |
| U2 | 18:20:46 |
| Greatest | 19:04:40 |
| U3 | 19:48:34 |
| U4 | 20:54:52 |
| P4 | 22:01:28 |
A total lunar eclipse will take place on November 18, 2040. The southern limb of the Moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow.
This eclipse is a part of a Saros cycle 136, and the second of the series that passes through the center of the Earth's shadow. The first central eclipse of this series took place on November 8, 2022.