August 1988 lunar eclipse
A partial lunar eclipse took place on August 27, 1988, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1988.[1]
The moon passed through the southern edge of the Earth's umbral shadow.
Visibility
Relations to other lunar eclipses
Eclipses of 1988
Saros series
This eclipse is part of Saros cycle series 118.
Lunar year series
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 1988–1991 | ||||||||
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| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
| Saros | Date | Type Viewing |
Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
| 113 | 1988 Mar 03 |
Penumbral |
0.98855 | 118 | 1988 Aug 27 |
Partial |
-0.86816 | |
| 123 | 1989 Feb 20 |
Total  |
0.29347 | 128 | 1989 Aug 17 |
Total |
-0.14905 | |
| 133 | 1990 Feb 09 |
Total |
-0.41481 | 138 | 1990 Aug 06 |
Partial |
0.63741 | |
| 143 | 1991 Jan 30 |
Penumbral |
-1.07522 | 148 | 1991 Jul 26 |
Penumbral |
1.43698 | |
| Last set | 1987 Apr 14 | Last set | 1987 Oct 07 | |||||
| Next set | 1991 Dec 21 | Next set | 1991 Jun 27 | |||||
Metonic cycle (19 years)
The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the earth's shadow will be in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.
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Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two solar eclipses of Solar Saros 125.
| August 22, 1979 | September 2, 1997 |
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See also
- List of lunar eclipses
- List of 20th-century lunar eclipses
Notes
- Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 118
- Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
- 1988 Aug 27 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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