November 1994 lunar eclipse
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
Related eclipses
Eclipses of 1994
Lunar year series
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 1991–1994 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||||
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
| 110 | 1991 Jun 27 |
Penumbral |
-1.40641 | 115 | 1991 Dec 21 |
Partial |
0.97094 | |
| 120 | 1992 Jun 15 |
Partial |
-0.62887 | 125 |
1992 Dec 9 |
Total |
0.31438 | |
| 130 | 1993 Jun 4 |
Total |
0.16376 | 135 |
1993 Nov 29 |
Total |
-0.39941 | |
| 140 | 1994 May 25 |
Partial |
0.89334 | 145 | 1994 Nov 18 |
Penumbral |
-1.10479 | |
| Last set | 1991 Jul 26 | Last set | 1991 Jan 30 | |||||
| Next set | 1995 Apr 15 | Next set | 1995 Oct 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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 152.
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See also
- List of lunar eclipses
- List of 20th-century lunar eclipses
References
- Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
- Saros cycle 145
- 1994 Nov 18 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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