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
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Related eclipses
editEclipses of 1994
edit- An annular solar eclipse on May 10.
- A partial lunar eclipse on May 25.
- A total solar eclipse on November 3.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on November 18.
Lunar year series
edit| Lunar eclipse series sets from 1991–1994 | ||||||||
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| 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
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Total
|
0.31438 | |
| 130 | 1993 Jun 4
|
Total
|
0.16376 | 135 |
1993 Nov 29
|
Total
|
−0.39941 | |
| 140 | 1994 May 25
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Partial
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0.89334 | 145 | 1994 Nov 18
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Penumbral
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−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
editA 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 |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
- Saros cycle 145
- 1994 Nov 18 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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