| Partial Lunar Eclipse July 28, 1999 | |
|---|---|
 The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals. | |
| Series | 119 (61 of 83) |
| Gamma | 0.7862 |
| Magnitude | 0.3966 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Partial | 2:22:32 |
| Penumbral | 5:10:56 |
| Contacts | |
| P1 | 8:58:15 UTC |
| U1 | 10:22:31 UTC |
| Greatest | 11:33:43 UTC |
| U4 | 12:45:03 UTC |
| P4 | 14:09:11 UTC |
A partial lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday, July 28, 1999, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1999.
Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
Eclipses of 1999
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on January 31.
- An annular solar eclipse on February 16.
- A partial lunar eclipse on July 28.
- A total solar eclipse on August 11.
Lunar year series
| 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.jpg.webp) |
2000 Jan 21 |
total |
−0.2957 | |
| 129 | 2000 Jul 16 |
total |
0.0302 | 134_(cropped).jpg.webp) |
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 | |||||
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 126.
| July 22, 1990 | August 1, 2008 |
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Tritos series
- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of July 17, 1992
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of June 26, 2010
Tzolkinex
- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of June 15, 1992
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of September 7, 2006
See also
References
- ↑ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
- Saros cycle 119
- Partial Lunar Eclipse 28 July 1999
- 1999 Jul 28 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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