March 1998 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Friday, March 13, 1998, the first of three lunar eclipses in 1998.
Visibility
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Related eclipses
[edit]Eclipses of 1998
[edit]- 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
[edit]This is the last of four lunar year eclipses at the ascending node of the Moon's orbit.
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 1995–1998 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
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 partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 149.
| March 7, 1989 | March 19, 2007 |
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[edit]- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of January 30, 1991
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of April 24, 2005
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
[edit]- Saros cycle 142
- 1998 Mar 13 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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