April 1995 lunar eclipse

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The Moon passes west to east (right to left) across the southern edge of the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals. Lunar eclipse chart close-1995Apr15.png
The Moon passes west to east (right to left) across the southern edge of the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals.

A partial lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, April 15, 1995, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1995, the second being with a penumbral lunar eclipse on Sunday, October 8.

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Visibility

It was completely visible over eastern Asia, Australia, Pacific and western North America, seen rising over eastern Asia, and setting over western North America.

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Eclipses of 1995

Lunar year series

This is the first of four lunar year eclipses at the ascending node of the Moon's orbit.

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1995–1998
Ascending node Descending node
Saros
Photo
Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
GammaSaros
Photo
Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Gamma
112 1995 Apr 15
Lunar eclipse from moon-1995Apr15.png
Partial
Lunar eclipse chart close-1995Apr15.png
−0.95939117 1995 Oct 08
Lunar eclipse from moon-1995Oct08.png
Penumbral
Lunar eclipse chart close-1995Oct08.png
1.11794
122
Lunar eclipse April 4 1996 Hamois Belgium.jpg
1996 Apr 04
Lunar eclipse from moon-1996Apr04.png
Total
Lunar eclipse chart close-1996Apr04.png
−0.25339127
1996 Sep 27
Lunar eclipse from moon-1996Sep27.png
Total
Lunar eclipse chart close-1996Sep27.png
0.34264
132
March 1997 partial lunar eclipse 445UT-dale ireland.png
1997 Mar 24
Lunar eclipse from moon-1997Mar24.png
Partial
Lunar eclipse chart close-1997Mar24.png
0.48990137 1997 Sep 16
Lunar eclipse from moon-1997Sep16.png
Total
Lunar eclipse chart close-1997Sep16.png
−0.37684
142 1998 Mar 13
Lunar eclipse from moon-1998Mar13.png
Penumbral
Lunar eclipse chart close-1998Mar13.png
1.19644147 1998 Sep 06
Lunar eclipse from moon-1998Sep06.png
Penumbral
Lunar eclipse chart close-1998Sep06.png
−1.10579
Last set 1994 May 25 Last set 1994 Nov 18
Next set 1999 Jan 31 Next set 1998 Aug 08

Saros series

Lunar Saros series 112, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 72 lunar eclipse events including 15 total lunar eclipses.

GreatestFirst
The greatest eclipse of the series occurred on 1490 Jun 02, lasting 100 minutes. [1] PenumbralPartialTotalCentral
859 May 20985 Aug 031364 Mar 181436 Apr 30
Last
CentralTotalPartialPenumbral
1562 Jul 161616 Aug 27 2013 Apr 25
Lunar eclipse chart close-2013Apr25.png
2139 Jul 12

There are 11 series events between 1901 and 2100, grouped into threes (called an exeligmos), each column with approximately the same viewing longitude on earth.

1901–2100
1905 Feb 19 1923 Mar 3 1941 Mar 13
Lunar eclipse chart close-1905Feb19.png Lunar eclipse from moon-1905Feb19.png Lunar eclipse chart close-1923Mar03.png Lunar eclipse from moon-1923Mar03.png Lunar eclipse chart close-1941Mar13.png Lunar eclipse from moon-1941Mar13.png
1959 Mar 24 1977 Apr 04 1995 Apr 15
Lunar eclipse chart close-1959Mar24.png Lunar eclipse from moon-1959Mar24.png Lunar eclipse chart close-1977Apr04.png Lunar eclipse from moon-1977Apr04.png Lunar eclipse chart close-1995Apr15.png Lunar eclipse from moon-1995Apr15.png
2013 Apr 25 2031 May 07 2049 May 17
Lunar eclipse chart close-2013Apr25.png Lunar eclipse from moon-2013Apr25.png Lunar eclipse chart close-2031May07.png Lunar eclipse from moon-2031May07.png Lunar eclipse chart close-2049May17.png Lunar eclipse from moon-2049May17.png
2067 May 28 2085 Jun 08
Lunar eclipse chart close-2067May28.png Lunar eclipse from moon-2067May28.png

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 partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 119.

April 9, 1986 April 19, 2004
SE1986Apr09P.png SE2004Apr19P.png

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References

  1. Listing of Eclipses of series 112
  2. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros