September 2016 lunar eclipse
| Penumbral Lunar Eclipse September 16, 2016 | |
|---|---|
 The moon will perceptibly dim as the moon passed through the Earth's northern penumbral shadow | |
| Series (and member) | 147 (9 of 71) |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Penumbral | 3:59:16 |
| Contacts | |
| P1 | 16:54:40 UTC |
| Greatest | 18:54:17 |
| P4 | 20:53:57 |
A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on September 16, 2016, the last of three lunar eclipses in 2016.
Visibility
It will be visible from Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.
 View from moon at greatest eclipse |
 Visibility map |
Related eclipses
This eclipse is the one of four lunar eclipses in a short-lived series at the descending node of the moon's orbit.
The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations or 354 days (Shifting back about 10 days in sequential years). Because of the date shift, the Earth's shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events.
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 2013–2016 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
| Saros | Viewing date |
Type | Saros | Viewing date |
Type | |
112 |
2013 Apr 25 |
Partial |
117 | 2013 Oct 18 |
Penumbral | |
122 |
2014 Apr 15 |
Total |
127 |
2014 Oct 08 |
Total | |
132 |
2015 Apr 04 |
Total |
137 |
2015 Sep 28 |
Total | |
| 142 | 2016 Mar 23 |
Penumbral |
147 | 2016 Sep 16 |
Penumbral | |
| Last set | 2013 May 25 | Last set | 2012 Nov 28 | |||
| Next set | 2017 Feb 11 | Next set | 2016 Aug 18 | |||
See also
- March 2016 lunar eclipse, the first 2016 lunar eclipse (penumbral)
- August 2016 lunar eclipse, the second 2016 lunar eclipse (penumbral)
- List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
External links
- 2016 Sep 16 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
- Hermit eclipse: 23 Mar 2016 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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