A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Friday, September 16, 2016, with an umbral magnitude of −0.0624. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into the Earth's penumbra. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. Occurring about 1.8 days before perigee (on September 18, 2016, at 13:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
Visibility The eclipse was completely visible over east Africa, eastern Europe, Asia, and western Australia, seen rising over west Africa and western Europe and setting over eastern Australia and the western Pacific Ocean.
Hourly motion shown right to left Visibility map
Gallery Progression as seen from Primorsko, Bulgaria
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+September 16, 2016 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 0.90912 Umbral Magnitude −0.06240 Gamma −1.05491 Sun Right Ascension 11h39m09.7s Sun Declination +02°15'14.2" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'54.8" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 23h40m27.3s Moon Declination -03°15'36.5" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'22.8" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 1°00'06.8" ΔT 68.2 s
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.
+ Eclipse season of August–September 2016 August 18Descending node (full moon) September 1Ascending node (new moon) September 16Descending node (full moon) Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 109 Annular solar eclipseSolar Saros 135 Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 147
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2016 A total solar eclipse on March 9. A penumbral lunar eclipse on March 23. A penumbral lunar eclipse on August 18. An annular solar eclipse on September 1. A penumbral lunar eclipse on September 16.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 28, 2012 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 5, 2020
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 6, 2009 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 28, 2023
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 11, 2007 Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 21, 2025
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 17, 2005 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 17, 2027
Lunar Saros 147 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 6, 1998 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 28, 2034
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 7, 1987 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 27, 2045
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 17, 1929 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 19, 2103
Lunar eclipses of 2013–2016
Saros 147
Tritos series
Inex series
Half-Saros cycle A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 154. September 11, 2007September 21, 2025
See also March 2016 lunar eclipse, the first 2016 lunar eclipse (penumbral) August 2016 lunar eclipse, the second 2016 lunar eclipse (penumbral) List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
References
External links
Hermit eclipse: 23 Mar 2016 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse On Sep. 16, 2016 by Giuseppe Donatiello, Oria, Italy Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on September 16, 2016 by Mulham Hindi, Makkah, Saudi Arabia