A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Sunday, October 8, 1995, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1995, the first was a partial lunar eclipse on Saturday, April 15.
Visibility edit
Related eclipses edit
Eclipses of 1995 edit
- A partial lunar eclipse on April 15.
- An annular solar eclipse on April 29.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on October 8.
- A total solar eclipse on October 24.
Lunar year series edit
This is the first 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 | |||||
Saros series edit
It was part of Saros series 117.
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 solar eclipses of Solar Saros 124.
| October 3, 1986 | October 14, 2004 |
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Tritos series edit
- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of November 8, 1984
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of September 7, 2006
Tzolkinex edit
- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of August 27, 1988
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of November 20, 2002
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links edit
- Saros cycle 117
- 1995 Oct 08 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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