A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Saturday, April 5, 2042,[1] with an umbral magnitude of −0.2156.

A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into the Earth's penumbra.

Occurring about 1.6 days after apogee (on April 4, 2042, at 1:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.

This eclipse is a part of Saros series 113, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 71 events.

The longest duration of totality was produced by member 38 at 103 minutes, 6 seconds on June 5, 1555.