August 1859 lunar eclipse explained

align=center bgcolor=#e7dcc3 colspan=2	Total Lunar Eclipse of 13 August 1859[1]
Gamma	0.0038
Magnitude	1.8148
Series (and member)	126 (36 of 70)
align=center bgcolor=#c0b0e0 colspan=2	Duration (hr:mn:sc)
align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0	Totality	1:46:28
align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0	Partial	3:56:00
align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0	Penumbral	6:15:01
align=center bgcolor=#a0d0e0 colspan=2	Contacts (UTC)
align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0	P1	13:26:47
align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0	U1	14:36:18
align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0	U2	15:41:04
align=center bgcolor=#a0a0e0	Greatest	16:34:18
align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0	U3	17:27:32
align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0	U4	18:32:19
align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0	P4	19:41:48

The August 1859 lunar eclipse was a total lunar eclipse that occurred on Saturday, August 13, 1859. This was the second and last lunar eclipse in 1859, as well as the last lunar eclipse in the 1850's. The totality for this eclipse lasted 106 minutes and 28 seconds, the longest duration since May 3, 459 (106 minutes and 32 seconds). A totality of this length will not occur again until August 19, 4753 (106 minutes and 35 seconds). During the totality of this eclipse, the moon was in the constellation of Capricornus.^[2]

Visibility

The eclipse was visible in Asia, Europe, Australia/Oceania, Africa, and most of Alaska.

Related eclipses

Lunar eclipses of 1859

• Total lunar eclipse on 17 February

Solar eclipses of 1859

• Partial solar eclipse on 3 February
• Partial solar eclipse on 4 March
• Partial solar eclipse on 29 July
• Partial solar eclipse on 29 August

Saros series

Lunar Saros 126, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days, contains 70 member events. In Lunar Saros 126, there are 14 total eclipses. The first total eclipse in this series was on June 19, 1769, and the last one was on November 9, 2003. The longest totality in this series was on August 13, 1859 when totality was 106 minutes and 28 seconds.^{[3] [4]}

First eclipse
Penumbral	Partial	Total
18 July 1228	24 March 1625	19 June 1769
Last eclipse
Penumbral	Partial	Total
19 August 2472	5 June 2346	9 November 2003

See also

• List of lunar eclipses
• Lunar Saros 126
• List of 19th-century lunar eclipses

Notes and References

1. Web site: EclipseWise - Total Lunar Eclipse of 1859 Aug 13 . 2024-05-09 . www.eclipsewise.com.
2. Web site: EclipseWise - Catalog of 1801 to 1900 (1801 CE to 1900 CE) . 2024-05-09 . eclipsewise.com.
3. [Lunar Saros 126]
4. Web site: Saros Series of Lunar Eclipses . 2024-05-10 . moonblink.info.