November 1994 lunar eclipse

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

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.

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

Visibility[edit]

Related eclipses[edit]

Eclipses of 1994[edit]

Lunar year series[edit]

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[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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 152.

November 12, 1985 November 23, 2003

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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