September 1998 lunar eclipse
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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Sunday, September 6, 1998, the last of three lunar eclipses in 1998.
Visibility
File:Lunar eclipse from moon-1998Sep06.png
Related eclipses
Eclipses of 1998
- A total solar eclipse on February 26.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on March 13.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on August 8.
- An annular solar eclipse on August 22.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on September 6.
Lunar year series
This is the last of four lunar year eclipses at the descending node of the Moon's orbit.
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 partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 154.
| August 31, 1989 | September 11, 2007 |
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| File:SE1989Aug31P.png | File:SE2007Sep11P.png |
See also
References
- ↑ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
- Saros cycle 147
- 1998 Sep 06 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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