August 1988 lunar eclipse explained

Type:partial
Date:27 August 1988
Axis:0.8882ยบ
Gamma:-0.86816
Magnitude:0.29159
Saros Ser:118
Saros No:13 of 74
Partiality:112 minutes, 59.7 seconds
Penumbral:262 minutes, 37.9 seconds
P1:08:53:14.6
U1:10:08:04.1
Greatest:11:04:33.4
U4:12:01:03.8
P4:13:15:52.5
Previous:March 1988
Next:February 1989

A partial lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, August 27, 1988, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1988, the first being on March 3, 1988. The Earth's shadow on the Moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 29.159% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour, 52 minutes and 59.7 seconds. The Moon was only 5 hours and 48 minutes before perigee (Perigee on Saturday, August 27, 1988 at 04:53 p.m. UTC or 16:53), making it 6.3% larger than average[1]

Relations to other lunar eclipses

Eclipses of 1988

Saros series

This eclipse is part of Saros cycle series 118.

Half-Saros cycle

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 solar eclipses of Solar Saros 125.

Tritos series

Tzolkinex

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hermit.org/Eclipse/gen_stats.cgi?mode=query&page=full&qtype=type&body=L&saros=118 Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 118
  2. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros