October 1995 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Sunday, October 8, 1995, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1995, the first was a partial lunar eclipse on Saturday, April 15.
Visibility[edit]
Related eclipses[edit]
Eclipses of 1995[edit]
- A partial lunar eclipse on April 15.
- An annular solar eclipse on April 29.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on October 8.
- A total solar eclipse on October 24.
Lunar year series[edit]
This is the first of four lunar year eclipses at the descending node of the Moon's orbit.
Lunar eclipse series sets from 1995–1998 | ||||||||
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Ascending node | Descending node | |||||||
Saros Photo | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Gamma | Saros Photo | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Gamma | |
112 | 1995 Apr 15 | Partial | −0.95939 | 117 | 1995 Oct 08 | Penumbral | 1.11794 | |
122 | 1996 Apr 04 | Total | −0.25339 | 127 | 1996 Sep 27 | Total | 0.34264 | |
132 | 1997 Mar 24 | Partial | 0.48990 | 137 | 1997 Sep 16 | Total | −0.37684 | |
142 | 1998 Mar 13 | Penumbral | 1.19644 | 147 | 1998 Sep 06 | Penumbral | −1.10579 | |
Last set | 1994 May 25 | Last set | 1994 Nov 18 | |||||
Next set | 1999 Jan 31 | Next set | 1998 Aug 08 |
Saros series[edit]
It was part of Saros series 117.
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 solar eclipses of Solar Saros 124.
October 3, 1986 | October 14, 2004 |
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Tritos series[edit]
- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of November 8, 1984
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of September 7, 2006
Tzolkinex[edit]
- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of August 27, 1988
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of November 20, 2002
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links[edit]
- Saros cycle 117
- 1995 Oct 08 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC