August_1988_lunar_eclipse

August 1988 lunar eclipse

August 1988 lunar eclipse

Astronomical event

A partial lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, August 27, 1988, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1988, the first being on March 3, 1988. The Earth's shadow on the Moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 29.159% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour, 52 minutes and 59.7 seconds. The Moon was only 5 hours and 48 minutes before perigee (Perigee on Saturday, August 27, 1988 at 04:53 p.m. UTC or 16:53), making it 6.3% larger than average[1]

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Visibility

Relations to other lunar eclipses

Eclipses of 1988

Saros series

This eclipse is part of Saros cycle series 118.

Lunar year series

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Metonic cycle (19 years)

The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the Earth's shadow will be in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

  1. 1988 Mar 03.675 – Partial (113)
  2. 2007 Mar 03.972 – Total (123)
  3. 2026 Mar 03.481 – Total (133)
  4. 2045 Mar 03.320 – Penumbral (143)
  1. 1988 Aug 27.461 – partial (118)
  2. 2007 Aug 28.442 – total (128)
  3. 2026 Aug 28.175 – partial (138)
  4. 2045 Aug 27.578 – penumbral (148)

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two solar eclipses of Solar Saros 125.

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Tritos series

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See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 118
  2. [2]
    Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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