A total eclipse of the Moon occurs on Friday 6 May, 2050 UT, with maximum eclipse at 22:30 UT. A shallow total eclipse will see the Moon in relative darkness for 43 minutes and 12 seconds. The Moon will be 8% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should be significantly darkened. The partial eclipse will last for 3 hours and 26 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasts for 5 hours and 40 minutes. The partial eclipse lasts for 3 hours and 26 minutes. The total eclipse lasts for 43 minutes and 12 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 22:30:28 UT.

During this eclipse the Moon will be 6 days after apogee and 8 days before perigee. At maximum eclipse it will be 0.522° in apparent diameter, which is 1.7% smaller than average. The statistics page has information on the ranges of the sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.

Interactive Map

This map shows the visibility of the eclipse at maximum eclipse, when it will be visible within the bright area on the map. Note that the map is approximate, and if you are near the edge of the area of visibility, the moon will be very close to the horizon and may not be practically visible.

You can use the zoom controls to zoom in and out, and pan to see areas of interest. The green marker in the centre shows where the Moon will be directly overhead at maximum eclipse.

The interactive map is currently not available.

Overview Map

This map sourced from NASA Goddard Space flight Center: GSFC Eclipse Web SiteGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
shows the visibility of the eclipse. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:

This is the 58th eclipse in lunar Saros series 122.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 122, is linked to solar Saros series 129. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 22:30:28 on 6 May UT TDT Date/time (max) 22:32:02 on 6 May TDT
Saros Series 122 Number in Series 58
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.1052 Central Magnitiude 1.0767
Gamma -0.4181 Path Width (km)
Delta T 1m34s Error ± 0m30s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h40m Partial Duration 3h26m
Total Duration 43m12s
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 150914179 km (79.0%) Moon Distance 387596 km (62.0%)
Sun Diameter 0.528° Moon Diameter 0.514° - 0.522°
Apogee 15:12 on 30 Apr UT Perigee 15:46 on 15 May UT

Note that while all dates and times on this site (except where noted) are in UT, which is within a second of civil time, the dates and times shown in NASA's eclipse listingsGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
are in the TDT timescale.

The Sun and Moon distances are shown in km, and as a percentage of their minimum - maximum distances; hence 0% is the closest possible (Earth's perihelion, or the Moon's closest possible perigee) and 100% is the farthest (aphelion, the farthest apogee). The statistics page has information on the ranges of sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:46 UTC.