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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Sunday, September 6, 1998, the last of three lunar eclipses in 1998.
Visibility
[edit]Related eclipses
[edit]Eclipses of 1998
[edit]- A total solar eclipse on February 26.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on March 13.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on August 8.
- An annular solar eclipse on August 22.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on September 6.
Lunar year series
[edit]This is the last of four lunar year eclipses at the descending node of the Moon's orbit.
Lunar eclipse series sets from 1995–1998 | ||||||||
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Ascending node | Descending node | |||||||
Saros Photo |
Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | Saros Photo |
Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
112 | 1995 Apr 15![]() |
Partial![]() |
−0.95939 | 117 | 1995 Oct 08![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
1.11794 | |
122![]() |
1996 Apr 04![]() |
Total![]() |
−0.25339 | 127 |
1996 Sep 27![]() |
Total![]() |
0.34264 | |
132![]() |
1997 Mar 24![]() |
Partial![]() |
0.48990 | 137 | 1997 Sep 16![]() |
Total![]() |
−0.37684 | |
142 | 1998 Mar 13![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
1.19644 | 147 | 1998 Sep 06![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
−1.10579 | |
Last set | 1994 May 25 | Last set | 1994 Nov 18 | |||||
Next set | 1999 Jan 31 | Next set | 1998 Aug 08 |
Half-Saros cycle
[edit]A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 154.
August 31, 1989 | September 11, 2007 |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
[edit]- Saros cycle 147
- 1998 Sep 06 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC