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

Eclipses of 1994

Lunar year series

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

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

References

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


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