A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Sunday, October 8, 1995, with an umbral magnitude of −0.2115. 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 6.5 days before apogee (on October 15, 1995, at 3:05 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.
Visibility The eclipse was completely visible over Asia and Australia, seen rising over much of Africa and Europe and setting over northwestern North America and the central Pacific Ocean.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+October 8, 1995 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 0.82527 Umbral Magnitude −0.21146 Gamma 1.11794 Sun Right Ascension 12h54m53.0s Sun Declination -05°52'15.5" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'00.5" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.8" Moon Right Ascension 00h53m37.8s Moon Declination +06°52'47.3" Moon Semi-Diameter 15'26.5" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°56'40.2" ΔT 61.4 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.
+ Eclipse season of October 1995 October 8Descending node (full moon) October 24Ascending node (new moon) Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 117 Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 143
Related eclipses Eclipses in 1995 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.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 21, 1991 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 28, 1999
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 27, 1988 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 20, 2002
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 3, 1986 Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 14, 2004
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 8, 1984 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 7, 2006
Lunar Saros 117 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 27, 1977 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 18, 2013
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 29, 1966 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 18, 2024
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 7, 1908 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 8, 2082
Lunar eclipses of 1995–1998
Saros 117
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 solar eclipses of Solar Saros 124. October 3, 1986October 14, 2004
See also List of lunar eclipses List of 20th-century lunar eclipses
References
External links Saros cycle 117