September 2016 lunar eclipse

Penumbral eclipseDate16 September 2016Gamma1.0548Magnitude0.9080Saros cycle147 (9 of 71)Penumbral239 minutes, 17 seconds

Contacts (UTC)
P1	16:54:40
Greatest	18:54:17
P4	20:53:57

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 16 September 2016, the last of three lunar eclipses in 2016.

Visibility

It was visible from Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.

Visibility map

Gallery

Progression as seen from Primorsko, Bulgaria

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  Hefei, China, 18:03 UTC
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  Huittinen, Finland, 18:51 UTC
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  Hong Kong, 19:00 UTC
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  Rabka-Zdrój, Poland, 19:09 UTC
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  Belfort, France, combined images
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  Progression from Belfort, France
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  Helmshore, England, 20:04 UTC

Related eclipses

Eclipses of 2016

• A total solar eclipse on 9 March.
• A penumbral lunar eclipse on 23 March.
• A penumbral lunar eclipse on 18 August.
• An annular solar eclipse on 1 September.
• A penumbral lunar eclipse on 16 September.

This eclipse is the one of four lunar eclipses in a short-lived series at the descending node of the Moon's orbit.

The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations or 354 days (Shifting back about 10 days in sequential years). Because of the date shift, the Earth's shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events.

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2013–2016
Ascending node					Descending node
Saros	Viewing date	Type	Gamma		Saros	Viewing date	Type	Gamma
112	2013 Apr 25	Partial	−1.0121		117	2013 Oct 18	Penumbral	1.1508
122	2014 Apr 15	Total	−0.3017		127	2014 Oct 08	Total	0.3827
132	2015 Apr 04	Total	0.4460		137	2015 Sep 28	Total	−0.3296
142	2016 Mar 23	Penumbral	1.1592		147	2016 Sep 16	Penumbral	−1.0549
Last set	2013 May 25				Last set	2012 Nov 28
Next set	2017 Feb 11				Next set	2016 Aug 18

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.

11 September 2007	21 September 2025

See also

• March 2016 lunar eclipse, the first 2016 lunar eclipse (penumbral)
• August 2016 lunar eclipse, the second 2016 lunar eclipse (penumbral)
• List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses

References

External links

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