A total lunar eclipse will take place on August 18, 2054. This eclipse is the second of an ''almost tetrad'', the others being 22 February 2054 (T), 11 February 2055 (T), and 7 August 2055 (P).

Visibility

The entire eclipse will be visible in western North America and the Pacific Ocean. Part or most of the eclipse will be visible in the remainder of the Americas, Oceania, and most of Eastern and Southeastern Asia.

Related lunar eclipses

Saros series

It last occurred on August 7, 2036 and will next occur on August 28, 2072. This is the 40th member of

Lunar Saros 129 Saros cycle series 129 for lunar eclipses occurs at the moon's descending node, repeats every 18 years days. The 129th lunar saros is associated with Solar Saros 136. Lunar saros 129 contains 71 member events, with ...

. The previous event was the

August 2036 lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse will take place on August 7, 2036. The southern tip of the moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow. This is the last central lunar eclipse of Saros cycle 129. Eclipse season This is the second eclipse thi ...

. The next event is the August 2072 lunar eclipse.

contains 11 total lunar eclipses between 1910 and 2090.

Solar Saros 136 Saros cycle series 136 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's descending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 71 events. All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon's descending node. This solar saros is linked to Lunar S ...

interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros 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).Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, ''The half-saros'' This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of

Lunar year series

Notes

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