A concise summary of all lunar eclipses from 1991 through 2000 is presented in the following table. Diagrams and maps for each eclipse may be seen by clicking the eclipse's Date. This links to a figure showing the Moon's path through Earth's shadow(s) and a world map illustrating the region of visibility for that particular eclipse. These figures are described in greater detail in the Key to Lunar Eclipse Maps. Each figure is stored as a GIF file of about 60 kilobytes. The Eclipse Type (Penumbral, Partial or Total) is given followed by the number of the Saros series. Eclipses belonging to a given Saros series recur every 18 years 11 days. The Umbral Magnitude[1] (fourth column) gives the fraction of the Moon's diameter immersed in Earth's umbral shadow at the instant of greatest eclipse. The Eclipse Duration[2] gives the length of the partial eclipse. If the eclipse is total, then the duration of the total phase is also listed in bold. Finally, the Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility[3] provides a brief description of the region where each eclipse will be seen.
Lunar Eclipses: 1991 - 2000 | |||||
Date | Eclipse Type | Saros | Umbral Magnitude | Eclipse Duration | Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility |
1991 Jan 30 | Penumbral | 143 | -0.106 | - | Americas, Europe, w Africa |
1991 Jun 27 | Penumbral | 110 | -0.752 | - | Americas, s Europe, Africa |
1991 Jul 26 | Penumbral | 148 | -0.806 | - | e Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus., w Pacific |
1991 Dec 21 | Partial | 115 | 0.094 | 01h06m | Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
1992 Jun 15 | Partial | 120 | 0.687 | 03h01m | e Pacific, Americas, w Europe, Africa |
1992 Dec 09 | Total | 125 | 1.277 | 03h29m 01h15m |
Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
1993 Jun 04 | Total | 130 | 1.567 | 03h39m 01h36m |
Asia, Aus., Pacific, w Americas |
1993 Nov 29 | Total | 135 | 1.092 | 03h31m 00h48m |
Pacific, Americas, Europe, w Africa |
1994 May 25 | Partial | 140 | 0.249 | 01h46m | e Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa |
1994 Nov 18 | Penumbral | 145 | -0.215 | - | Pacific, Americas, Europe, w Africa |
1995 Apr 15 | Partial | 112 | 0.117 | 01h15m | Asia, Aus., Pacific, w Americas |
1995 Oct 08 | Penumbral | 117 | -0.206 | - | Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus., Pacific |
1996 Apr 04 | Total | 122 | 1.384 | 03h38m 01h26m |
Americas, Europe, Africa, w Asia |
1996 Sep 27 | Total | 127 | 1.246 | 03h24m 01h10m |
c Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa |
1997 Mar 24 | Partial | 132 | 0.924 | 03h24m | c Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa |
1997 Sep 16 | Total | 137 | 1.197 | 03h17m 01h03m |
Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
1998 Mar 13 | Penumbral | 142 | -0.378 | - | c Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa |
1998 Aug 08 | Penumbral | 109 | -0.858 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa |
1998 Sep 06 | Penumbral | 147 | -0.149 | - | e Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
1999 Jan 31 | Penumbral | 114 | -0.021 | - | Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus., Pacific |
1999 Jul 28 | Partial | 119 | 0.402 | 02h24m | e Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
2000 Jan 21 | Total | 124 | 1.330 | 03h24m 01h18m |
Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa |
2000 Jul 16 | Total | 129 | 1.773 | 03h57m 01h47m |
Asia, Pacific, w Americas |
Geographic abreviations (used above): n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, c = central
[1] Umbral magnitude is the fraction of the Moon's diameter obscured by Earth's Umbra. For penumbral eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always less than 0. For partial eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always greater than 0 and less than 1. For total eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always greater than or equal to 1.
[2] Eclipse Duration is the duration of a partial eclipse. If the eclipse is total, the duration of totality is given in bold.
[3] Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility is the portion of Earth's surface where a lunar eclipse can be seen.
Every link in the following table displays a page containing 10 years of lunar eclipses. Each eclipse has links to diagrams, maps and saros tables.
Ten Year Tables of Lunar Eclipses | |||||
Decades | |||||
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1901-1910 | 1911-1920 | 1921-1930 | 1931-1940 | 1941-1950 | |
1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | |
2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 |
Geographic abreviations (used above): n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, c = central
[1] Umbral magnitude is the fraction of the Moon's diameter obscured by Earth's Umbra. For penumbral eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always less than 0. For partial eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always greater than 0 and less than 1. For total eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always greater than or equal to 1.
[2] Eclipse Duration is the duration of a partial eclipse. If the eclipse is total, the duration of totality is given in bold.
[3] Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility is the portion of Earth's surface where a lunar eclipse can be seen.
Every link in the following table displays a page containing 10 years of lunar eclipses. Each eclipse has links to diagrams, maps and saros tables.
Ten Year Tables of Lunar Eclipses | |||||
Decades | |||||
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1901-1910 | 1911-1920 | 1921-1930 | 1931-1940 | 1941-1950 | |
1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | |
2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 |
Special thanks to National Space Club summer interns Christopher Barrow for his valuable assistance in preparing this web page (July 2004) and Sumit Dutta for meticulously updating the Eclipse Web Site to NASA/W3C standards (July 2005).
All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Some of the information presented on this web site is based on data originally published in Fifty Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035.
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:
"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC"
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