August 2016 lunar eclipse
| Penumbral Lunar Eclipse August 18, 2016 | |
|---|---|
 The moon will imperceptibly dim as the moon passed through the Earth's northern penumbral shadow | |
| Series (and member) | 109 (last member) |
| Duration | |
| Penumbral | 17 min 57 sec |
| Contacts | |
| P1 | 9:25 UTC |
| Greatest | 9:42 UTC |
| P4 | 9:59 UTC |
A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on August 18, 2016, the second of three lunar eclipses in 2016.
This eclipse grazes the northern boundary of the Earth's penumbral shadow, will be visually imperceptible, and marks the end of the Saros series 109.
Visibility
It will be visible from Australia and the Americas.
Related eclipses
Lunar year series
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 2016–2020 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
| Saros | Date | Type Viewing |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
| 109 | 2016 Aug 18 |
Penumbral |
114 | 2017 Feb 11 |
Penumbral | |
| 119 | 2017 Aug 07 |
Partial |
124 | 2018 Jan 31 |
Total | |
| 129 | 2018 Jul 27 |
Total |
134 | 2019 Jan 21 |
Total | |
| 139 | 2019 Jul 16 |
Partial |
144 | 2020 Jan 10 |
Penumbral | |
| 149 | 2020 Jul 05 |
Penumbral | ||||
| Last set | 2016 Sep 16 | Last set | 2016 Mar 23 | |||
| Next set | 2020 Jun 05 | Next set | 2020 Nov 30 | |||
Saros series
It is the last lunar eclipse of Saros cycle 109. The previous one was on August 8, 1998.
See also
- March 2016 lunar eclipse, the first 2016 lunar eclipse (penumbral)
- September 2016 lunar eclipse, the third 2016 lunar eclipse (penumbral)
- List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
External links
- HM Nautical Almanac: Penumbral Eclipse of the Moon: 2016 August 18
- Hermit eclipse: Saros 109
- Hermit eclipse: 18 Aug 2016 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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