November 1984 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Thursday, November 8, 1984, the last of three lunar eclipses in 1984. This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 90% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 4 hours and 28 minutes.

Eclipses of 1984

 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on May 15.
 * An annular solar eclipse on May 30.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 13.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on November 8.
 * A total solar eclipse on November 22.

Metonic series
This eclipse is the first of five Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, November 8–9, each separated by 19 years:

Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 123.