November 1994 lunar eclipse

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.

The moon passes west to east (right to left) across southern portion of the Earth's penumbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals.

This event followed the total solar eclipse of November 3, 1994.

Visibility

Eclipses of 1994

Lunar year 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).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 152.

November 12, 1985 November 23, 2003

See also

References

  1. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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