June 1992 lunar eclipse

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Partial Lunar Eclipse
June 15, 1992
Lunar eclipse chart close-1992Jun15.png
The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals.
Series 120 (57 of 84)
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Partial
Penumbral
Contacts
P1 UTC
U1
Greatest
U4
P4

A partial lunar eclipse took place on June 15, 1992, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1992, the second being with a total lunar eclipse on Wednesday, December 9.

Visibility[]

Lunar eclipse from moon-1992Jun15.png

Related eclipses[]

Eclipses of 1992[]

Lunar year series[]

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1991–1994
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Gamma Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Gamma
110 1991 Jun 27
Lunar eclipse from moon-1991Jun27.png
Penumbral
Lunar eclipse chart close-1991Jun27.png
-1.40641 115 1991 Dec 21
Lunar eclipse from moon-1991Dec21.png
Partial
Lunar eclipse chart close-1991Dec21.png
0.97094
120 1992 Jun 15
Lunar eclipse from moon-1992Jun15.png
Partial
Lunar eclipse chart close-1992Jun15.png
-0.62887 125
1992 Dec 9
Lunar eclipse from moon-1992Dec09.png
Total
Lunar eclipse chart close-1992Dec09.png
0.31438
130 1993 Jun 4
Lunar eclipse from moon-1993Jun04.png
Total
Lunar eclipse chart close-1993Jun04.png
0.16376 135
1993 Nov 29
Lunar eclipse from moon-1993Nov29.png
Total
Lunar eclipse chart close-1993Nov29.png
-0.39941
140 1994 May 25
Lunar eclipse from moon-1994May25.png
Partial
Lunar eclipse chart close-1994May25.png
0.89334 145 1994 Nov 18
Lunar eclipse from moon-1994Nov18.png
Penumbral
Lunar eclipse chart close-1994Nov18.png
-1.10479
Last set 1991 Jul 26 Last set 1991 Jan 30
Next set 1995 Apr 15 Next set 1995 Oct 08

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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 127.

June 11, 1983 June 21, 2001
SE1983Jun11T.png SE2001Jun21T.png

See also[]

References[]

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

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