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

Saros series

It is the last lunar eclipse of Saros cycle 109. The previous one was on August 8, 1998.

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