July 2018 lunar eclipse

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes within Earth's umbra (shadow). As the eclipse begins, Earth's shadow first darkens the Moon slightly. Then, the Earth's shadow begins to cover part of the Moon, typically turning it a dark red-brown color (the color can vary based on atmospheric conditions). The Moon appears to be reddish because of Rayleigh scattering (the same effect that causes sunsets to appear reddish and the daytime sky to appear blue) and the refraction of that light by Earth's atmosphere into its umbra. The Moon's brightness is exaggerated within the umbral shadow. The southern portion of the Moon was closest to the center of the shadow, making it the darkest, and most red in appearance. == Visibility ==

The eclipse was completely visible over east Africa, southern Africa, south and central Asia, seen rising over South America, west Africa, and Europe, and setting over east Asia and Australia. == Gallery ==

File:2018 Lunar Eclipse.gif|Animation of the eclipse from Athens, Greece File:Лунное затмение 27 июля 2018 года в Екатеринбурге.ogv|Video of the eclipse from Yekaterinburg, Russia File:Partial Lunar Eclipse of July 28, 2018.jpg|Nanjing, China, 18:25 UTC File:Eclipse lunar (42793807485).jpg|Asunción, Paraguay 19:10 UTC File:Lunar eclipse 2018 07 27-1915.jpg|Rethymnon, Greece 19:14 UTC File:Lunar eclipse with red moon (41869598430).jpg|Johannesburg, South Africa, 19:16 UTC File:Lunar eclipse 28 July 2018 03 20 31 Guangzhou China.jpg|Guangzhou, China, 19:20 UTC File:Lunar Eclipse 2018.jpg|Limassol, Cyprus, 19:27 UTC File:Лунное затмение в Ташкенте.jpg|Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 19:32 UTC File:Maale Adumim 14 27-07-18 22-33.jpg|Jerusalem, Israel, 19:33 UTC File:Total Lunar Eclipse with the Mars (43631697262).jpg|Eclipse with Mars, Fukuoka, Japan, 19:46 UTC File:Eclipse of the moon 2 (29810132768).jpg|Cracow, Poland, 20:05 UTC File:20180728 06-07 Chelsea, total lunar eclipse 10.jpg|Chelsea, Victoria, Australia, 20:07 UTC File:Total Lunar Eclipse 2018-07-28 At Maximum, Banjarmasin Indonesia.jpg|Maximum from Banjarmasin, Indonesia, 20:21 UTC File:Total Lunar Eclipse 2018 (41976695380).jpg|Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, 20:47 UTC File:2018.07.28 0005 300mm Lunar Total Eclipse 1 (43633067452).jpg|Huittinen, Finland, 21:05 UTC File:Lunar eclipse (43680756561).jpg|Graz, Austria, 21:12 UTC File:Une belle Lune de Sang (beautiful Bloody Moon) (42991774724).jpg|Toulouse, France, 21:17 UTC File:Blutmond.27.7.2018.nach.Austritt.aus.Kernschatten.jpg|Berlin, Germany, 21:19 UTC File:Eclisse di Luna 27 7 18 (29816914738).jpg|Torino, Italy, 21:19 UTC File:Mondfinsternis Juli 2018 II (43695158571).jpg|Hamburg, Germany, 21:23 UTC File:Blood moon over Brastad old cemetery.jpg|Brastad, Sweden, 21:24 UTC File:Eclipse parcial (43648377492).jpg|León, Spain, 21:27 UTC == Eclipse details ==

Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse. == Eclipse season ==

This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month. == Related eclipses ==

Eclipses in 2018 • A total lunar eclipse on January 31. • A partial solar eclipse on February 15. • A partial solar eclipse on July 13. • A total lunar eclipse on July 27. • A partial solar eclipse on August 11. Metonic • Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 8, 2014 • Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 16, 2022 Tzolkinex • Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 15, 2011 • Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 7, 2025 Half-Saros • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 22, 2009 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 2, 2027 Tritos • Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 28, 2007 • Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 26, 2029 Lunar Saros 129 • Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 16, 2000 • Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 7, 2036 Inex • Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 17, 1989 • Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 7, 2047 Triad • Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 26, 1931 • Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 28, 2105 Lunar eclipses of 2016–2020 Saros 129 Tritos series Inex series Half-Saros cycle A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 136. ==See also==