A partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Monday, June 15, 1992, with an umbral magnitude of 0.6822. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when one part of the Moon is in the Earth's umbra, while the other part is in 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 4.75 days before apogee (on June 19, 1992, at 22:55 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.
Visibility The eclipse was completely visible over central and eastern North America, South America, and Antarctica, seen rising over western North America and the central Pacific Ocean and setting over western Europe and Africa.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+June 15, 1992 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 1.72640 Umbral Magnitude 0.68220 Gamma −0.62887 Sun Right Ascension 05h35m21.0s Sun Declination +23°19'09.1" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'44.7" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 17h35m29.6s Moon Declination -23°53'53.6" Moon Semi-Diameter 15'04.7" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°55'20.3" ΔT 58.7 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 June 1992 June 15Ascending node (full moon) June 30Descending node (new moon) Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 120 Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 146
Related eclipses Eclipses in 1992 An annular solar eclipse on January 4. A partial lunar eclipse on June 15. A total solar eclipse on June 30. A total lunar eclipse on December 9. A partial solar eclipse on December 24.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 27, 1988 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 4, 1996
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 4, 1985 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 28, 1999
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 11, 1983 Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 21, 2001
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 17, 1981 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 16, 2003
Lunar Saros 120 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 4, 1974 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 26, 2010
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 6, 1963 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2021
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 15, 1905 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 16, 2079
Lunar eclipses of 1991–1994
Saros 120
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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 127. June 11, 1983June 21, 2001
See also List of lunar eclipses List of 20th-century lunar eclipses
References
External links Saros cycle 120