| Type: | penumbral |
| Date: | 8 November 1984 |
| Axis: | 0.9951° |
| Gamma: | -1.08998 |
| Magnitude: | 0.89929 |
| Saros Ser: | 116 |
| Saros No: | 56 of 73 |
| Penumbral: | 268 minutes, 27.6 seconds |
| P1: | 15:41:03.3 |
| Greatest: | 17:55:14.9 |
| P4: | 20:09:30.9 |
| Previous: | June 1984 |
| Next: | May 1985 |
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Thursday, November 8, 1984, the last of three lunar eclipses in 1984. This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 90% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 4 hours and 28 minutes.[1]
This eclipse is the first of five Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, November 8–9, each separated by 19 years:
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 partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 123.