| Partial lunar eclipse 2008/8/16 [1] |
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| Saros (member) | 138 (29) |
| Recent | <S <T < > T> S> |
Cape Town, South Africa |
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The moon passes right to left through the earth's northern shadow |
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| Gamma[1] | 0.5647 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Partial | 3:08:54 |
| Penumbral | 5:33:58 |
| Contacts | |
| P1 | 18:23:07 UTC |
| U1 | 19:35:45 UTC |
| Greatest | 21:40:03 UTC |
| U4 | 22:44:38 UTC |
| P4 | 23:57:06 UTC |
At ascending node in Capricornus |
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A partial lunar eclipse took place on August 16, 2008, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2008, with the first being a total eclipse on February 20, 2008. The next lunar eclipse was a penumbral eclipse occurring on February 9, 2009, while the next total lunar eclipse will occur on December 21, 2010.
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These simulated views of the earth from the center of the moon during the lunar eclipse show where the eclipse is visible on earth. |
Parts of Australia saw it begin before sunrise, while parts of South America saw it end just after sunset.
The penumbral eclipse began at 18:23 UTC, with the partial eclipse beginning at 19:36. The time of greatest eclipse was 21:10. The partial eclipse ended at 22:44, and the penumbral eclipse will ended at 23:57.
The planet Neptune was be 2 days past opposition, visible in binoculars as an 8th magnitude "star" just two degrees west and slightly south of the moon.
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros # and photo |
Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros # and photo |
Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
|
| 113 |
2006 Mar 14 |
penumbral |
118 |
2006 Sep 7 |
partial |
|
| 123 |
2007 Mar 03 |
total |
128 |
2007 Aug 28 |
total |
|
| 133 |
2008 Feb 21 |
total |
138 |
2008 Aug 16 |
partial |
|
| 143 |
2009 Feb 9 |
penumbral |
148 |
2009 Aug 06 |
penumbral |
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| Last set | 2005 Apr 24 | Last set | 2005 Oct 17 | |||
| Next set | 2009 Dec 31 | Next set | 2009 Jul 07 | |||
Lunar saros series 138 has 19 total eclipses between September 7, 2044 and June 8, 2495. The longest eclipse will be on January 7, 2243, and last for 102 minutes.
Partial eclipses will occur between June 13, 1900 and August 13, 2603. Penumbral eclipses will occur between October 5, 1503 and March 30, 2982. [2]
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 in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date | Type | Saros | Date | Type | |
| 103 | 1951 Feb 21 | Penumbral | 108 | 1951 Aug 17 | Penumbral | |
| 113 | 1970 Feb 21 | Partial | 118 | 1970 Aug 17 | Partial | |
| 123 | 1989 Feb 20 | Total | 128 | 1989 Aug 17 | Total | |
| 133 | 2008 Feb 21 | Total | 138 | 2008 Aug 16 | Partial | |
| 143 | 2027 Feb 20 | Penumbral | 148 | 2027 Aug 17 | Penumbral | |
![[1]](http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2008Aug16P.GIF){kind=link}