November_1994_lunar_eclipse

November 1994 lunar eclipse

November 1994 lunar eclipse

Penumbral lunar eclipse November 18, 1994


A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Friday, November 18, 1994, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1994, the first was a partial lunar eclipse on Wednesday, May 25.

The moon passes west to east (right to left) across southern portion of the Earth's penumbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals.

This event followed the total solar eclipse of November 3, 1994.

Visibility

Eclipses of 1994

Lunar year series

More information Lunar eclipse series sets from 1991–1994, Ascending node ...

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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 152.

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See also


References

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



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