September 1998 lunar eclipse explained

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Sunday, September 6, 1998, the last of three lunar eclipses in 1998.

Related eclipses

Eclipses of 1998

• A total solar eclipse on February 26.
• A penumbral lunar eclipse on March 13.
• A penumbral lunar eclipse on August 8.
• An annular solar eclipse on August 22.
• A penumbral lunar eclipse on September 6.

Lunar year series

This is the last of four lunar year eclipses at the descending node of the Moon's orbit.

Half-Saros cycle

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 partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 154.

See also

• List of lunar eclipses
• List of 20th-century lunar eclipses

External links

• Saros cycle 147

Notes and References

1. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros