August 1998 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on August 8, 1998, the second of three lunar eclipses that year.

Visibility

Related lunar eclipses

Eclipses of 1998

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1998–2002
Descending node				Ascending node
Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart	Gamma	Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart	Gamma
109	1998 Aug 08	Penumbral	1.4876	114	1999 Jan 31	Penumbral	-1.0190
119	1999 Jul 28	Partial	0.7863	124	2000 Jan 21	Total	-0.2957
129	2000 Jul 16	Total	0.0302	134	2001 Jan 09	Total	0.3720
139	2001 Jul 05	Partial	-0.7287	144	2001 Dec 30	Penumbral	1.0732
149	2002 Jun 24	Penumbral	-1.4440

Last set	1998 Sep 06			Last set	1998 Mar 13

Next set	2002 May 26			Next set	2002 Nov 20

Saros series

According to some sources, this lunar eclipse was the final member of Saros series 109. According to other sources, the next event in the series occurred on August 18, 2016. The previous occurrence was on July 27, 1980.

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External links

Saros cycle 109
1998 Aug 08 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC

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