A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday, January 30, 1991, the first of four lunar eclipses in 1991. [1]
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday, January 30, 1991, the first of four lunar eclipses in 1991. [1]
This eclipse is part of Saros cycle series 143.
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 1988–1991 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
| Saros | Date | Type Viewing | Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Gamma | |
| 113 | 1988 Mar 03  | Penumbral | 0.98855 | 118 | 1988 Aug 27  | Partial | −0.86816 | |
| 123 | 1989 Feb 20  | Total | 0.29347 | 128 | 1989 Aug 17  | Total | −0.14905 | |
| 133 | 1990 Feb 09  | Total | −0.41481 | 138 | 1990 Aug 06  | Partial | 0.63741 | |
| 143 | 1991 Jan 30  | Penumbral | −1.07522 | 148 | 1991 Jul 26  | Penumbral | 1.43698 | |
| Last set | 1987 Apr 14 | Last set | 1987 Oct 07 | |||||
| Next set | 1991 Dec 21 | Next set | 1991 Jun 27 | |||||
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 150.
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