| bgcolor=#e7dcc3 colspan=2 | Total Lunar Eclipse February 20, 1989 | ||
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The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals. | |||
| align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0 | Series | 123 (51 of 73) | |
| align=center bgcolor=#c0b0e0 colspan=2 | Duration (hr:mn:sc) | ||
| align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | Totality | 1:18:31.6 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | Partial | 3:43:08.6 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | Penumbral | 6:07:45.8 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#a0d0e0 colspan=2 | Contacts UTC | ||
| align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | P1 | 12:31:30.6 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | U1 | 13:43:46.8 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | U2 | 14:56:05.6 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#a0a0e0 | Greatest | 15:35:21.9 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | U3 | 16:14:37.2 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | U4 | 17:26:55.4 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | P4 | 18:39:16.5 | |
It was completely visible from Australia and most of Asia. It was visible setting in eastern Africa and Europe. In the Philippines, the lunar eclipse was very visible throughout the country since the modern lunar eclipse happened on July 26, 1953.
It was also preceded by the twin total lunar eclipses on April 24, 1986 and October 17, 1986. The next one happened on February 9, 1990.
It last occurred on February 10, 1971 and will next occur on March 3, 2007.
This is the third of five Metonic lunar eclipses.
It last occurred on January 29, 1953 and will next occur on February 20, 1989.
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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 130.