September 2024 lunar eclipse

September 2024 lunar eclipse
Partial eclipse
Date17–18 September 2024
Gamma−0.97920
Magnitude0.08491
Saros cycle118 (52 of 73)
Partiality62 minutes, 49 seconds
Penumbral246 minutes, 22 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P100:41:08
U102:12:51
Greatest02:44:14
U403:15:40
P404:47:25
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A partial lunar eclipse will take place on Wednesday, 17–18 September 2024, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2024 and the final partial lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 118. This eclipse will take place 9 hours before perigee meaning the moon will be a supermoon with a distance of 357486 km and diameter of 33.4'.[1][2]

  1. ^ "AstroPixels - Moon Phases: 2001 to 2100". www.astropixels.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  2. ^ "EclipseWise - Partial Lunar Eclipse of 2024 Sep 18". www.eclipsewise.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.