January 1999 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Sunday, January 31, 1999, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1999.

This was a relatively rare total penumbral lunar eclipse with the moon passing entirely within the penumbral shadow without entering the darker umbral shadow.[1]

Visibility

Images


This simulated view compares this penumbral eclipse (left) to the full moon (right) as it appeared an hour before the eclipse.

Eclipses of 1999

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1998–2002
Descending node Ascending node
SarosDate
Viewing
Type
Chart
GammaSarosDate
Viewing
Type
Chart
Gamma
1091998 Aug 08
penumbral
1.48761141999 Jan 31
penumbral
−1.0190
1191999 Jul 28
partial
0.7863124
2000 Jan 21
total
−0.2957
1292000 Jul 16
total
0.0302134
2001 Jan 09
total
0.3720
1392001 Jul 05
partial
−0.72871442001 Dec 30
penumbral
1.0732
1492002 Jun 24
penumbral
−1.4440
Last set1998 Sep 06Last set1998 Mar 13
Next set2002 May 26Next set2002 Nov 20

Saros series

Lunar Saros series 114, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 13 total lunar eclipses.

First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 0971 May 13

First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1115 Aug 07

First Total Lunar Eclipse: 1458 Feb 28

First Central Lunar Eclipse: 1530 Apr 12

Greatest Eclipse of Lunar Saros 114: 1584 May 24

Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 1638 Jun 26

Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 1674 Jul 17

Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1890 Nov 26

Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 2233 Jun 22

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 121.

January 26, 1990February 7, 2008

See also

Notes


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