April 1996 lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse took place on April 4, 1996, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 1996, the other being on Friday, September 27. The moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow.

Total Lunar Eclipse
April 4, 1996

Hamois, Belgium

The moon's path through the center of the Earth's shadow.
Series (and member)122 (55 of 75)
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Totality1:25:45
Partial3:37:08
Penumbral5:44:43
Contacts
P121:17:22 UTC
U122:21:13 UTC
U223:26:54 UTC
Greatest0:09:46 UTC
U30:52:39 UTC
U41:58:21 UTC
P43:02:04 UTC

This is the 55th member of Lunar Saros 122. The previous event is the March 1978 lunar eclipse. The next event is the April 2014 lunar eclipse.

Visibility

It could be seen completely over Africa, and Europe, seen rising over North and South America, and setting over Western Asia.


Hamois, Belgium

Eclipses of 1996

Lunar year series

This is the second of four lunar year eclipses at the ascending node of the moon's orbit.

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 hybrid solar eclipses of Solar Saros 129.

March 29, 1987 April 8, 2005

See also

References
  1. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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