June 1992 lunar eclipse

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.

Partial Lunar Eclipse
June 15, 1992

The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals.
Series120 (57 of 84)
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Partial
Penumbral
Contacts
P1UTC
U1
Greatest
U4
P4

Visibility

Eclipses of 1992

Lunar year series

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

See also

References

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


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