Lunar Eclipses: 1991 - 2000

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.


Ten Year Tables of Lunar Eclipses

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
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.


Ten Year Tables of Lunar Eclipses

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
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

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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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2008 Mar 24