A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, August 8, 1998, the second of three lunar eclipses that year.
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, August 8, 1998, the second of three lunar eclipses that year.
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 1998–2002 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
| Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Gamma | |
| 109 | 1998 Aug 08  | penumbral | 1.4876 | 114 | 1999 Jan 31  | penumbral | −1.0190 | |
| 119 | 1999 Jul 28  | partial | 0.7863 | 124 | 2000 Jan 21  | total | −0.2957 | |
| 129 | 2000 Jul 16  | total | 0.0302 | 134 | 2001 Jan 09  | total | 0.3720 | |
| 139 | 2001 Jul 05  | partial | −0.7287 | 144 | 2001 Dec 30  | penumbral | 1.0732 | |
| 149 | 2002 Jun 24  | penumbral | −1.4440 | |||||
| Last set | 1998 Sep 06 | Last set | 1998 Mar 13 | |||||
| Next set | 2002 May 26 | Next set | 2002 Nov 20 | |||||
According to some sources, this lunar eclipse was the final member of Saros series 109. According to other sources, the next event in the series occurred on August 18, 2016. The previous occurrence was on July 27, 1980.
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