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August 1998 lunar eclipse

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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, August 8, 1998, the second of three lunar eclipses that year.

Visibility

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Eclipses of 1998

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Lunar year series

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Lunar eclipse series sets from 1998–2002
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Gamma Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Gamma
109 1998 Aug 08
penumbral
1.4876 114 1999 Jan 31
penumbral
−1.0190
119 1999 Jul 28
partial
0.7863 124
2000 Jan 21
total
−0.2957
129 2000 Jul 16
total
0.0302 134
2001 Jan 09
total
0.3720
139 2001 Jul 05
partial
−0.7287 144 2001 Dec 30
penumbral
1.0732
149 2002 Jun 24
penumbral
−1.4440
Last set 1998 Sep 06 Last set 1998 Mar 13
Next set 2002 May 26 Next set 2002 Nov 20

Saros series

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According to some sources, this lunar eclipse was the final member of Saros series 109. According to other sources, the next event in the series occurred on August 18, 2016. The previous occurrence was on July 27, 1980.

See also

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