A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 16 September 2016, the last of three lunar eclipses in 2016.
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| Date | 16 September 2016 | ||||||||
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| Gamma | 1.0548 | ||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.9080 | ||||||||
| Saros cycle | 147 (9 of 71) | ||||||||
| Penumbral | 239 minutes, 17 seconds | ||||||||
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Visibility
It was visible from Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.
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 Visibility map |
Gallery
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Progression as seen from Primorsko, Bulgaria
Hefei, China, 18:03 UTC
Huittinen, Finland, 18:51 UTC
Hong Kong, 19:00 UTC
Rabka-Zdrój, Poland, 19:09 UTC
Belfort, France, combined images
Progression from Belfort, France
Helmshore, England, 20:04 UTC
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Related eclipses
Eclipses of 2016
- A total solar eclipse on 9 March.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on 23 March.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on 18 August.
- An annular solar eclipse on 1 September.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on 16 September.
This eclipse is the one of four lunar eclipses in a short-lived series at the descending node of the Moon's orbit.
The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations or 354 days (Shifting back about 10 days in sequential years). Because of the date shift, the Earth's shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events.
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 2013–2016 | ||||||||
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| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||||
| Saros | Viewing date | Type | Gamma | Saros | Viewing date | Type | Gamma | |
112 | 2013 Apr 25 | Partial | −1.0121 | 117_(cropped).jpg) | 2013 Oct 18 | Penumbral | 1.1508 | |
122 | 2014 Apr 15 | Total | −0.3017 | 127 | 2014 Oct 08 | Total | 0.3827 | |
132 | 2015 Apr 04 | Total | 0.4460 | 137 | 2015 Sep 28 | Total | −0.3296 | |
| 142 | 2016 Mar 23 | Penumbral | 1.1592 | 147 | 2016 Sep 16 | Penumbral | −1.0549 | |
| Last set | 2013 May 25 | Last set | 2012 Nov 28 | |||||
| Next set | 2017 Feb 11 | Next set | 2016 Aug 18 | |||||
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 partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 154.
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See also
- March 2016 lunar eclipse, the first 2016 lunar eclipse (penumbral)
- August 2016 lunar eclipse, the second 2016 lunar eclipse (penumbral)
- List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lunar eclipse of 2016 September 16.
- 2016 Sep 16 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
- Hermit eclipse: 23 Mar 2016 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse On Sep. 16, 2016 by Giuseppe Donatiello, Oria, Italy
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on September 16, 2016 by Mulham Hindi, Makkah, Saudi Arabia