A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Sunday, September 6, 1998, the last of three lunar eclipses in 1998.

Visibility

Eclipses of 1998

Lunar year series

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
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

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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