A partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Saturday, April 15, 1995, with an umbral magnitude of 0.1114. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when one part of the Moon is in the Earth's umbra, while the other part is in the Earth's penumbra. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. Occurring about 1.9 days before perigee (on April 17, 1995, at 9:20 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
It occurred on Easter Sunday (Gregorian only) the first for a lunar eclipse since March 1940.
Visibility The eclipse was completely visible over northeast Asia, Australia, and the western and central Pacific Ocean, seen rising over much of Asia and setting over North America and western South America.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+April 15, 1995 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 1.08363 Umbral Magnitude 0.11142 Gamma −0.95939 Sun Right Ascension 01h32m54.9s Sun Declination +09°42'10.2" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'56.5" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.8" Moon Right Ascension 13h31m50.7s Moon Declination -10°37'41.7" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'23.9" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 1°00'10.8" ΔT 61.0 s
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.
+ Eclipse season of April 1995 April 15Ascending node (full moon) April 29Descending node (new moon) Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 112 Annular solar eclipseSolar Saros 138
Related eclipses Eclipses in 1995 A partial lunar eclipse on April 15. An annular solar eclipse on April 29. A penumbral lunar eclipse on October 8. A total solar eclipse on October 24.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 27, 1991 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 31, 1999
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 1988 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2002
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 9, 1986 Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 19, 2004
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 15, 1984 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 14, 2006
Lunar Saros 112 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 4, 1977 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 25, 2013
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 4, 1966 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2024
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 14, 1908 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 13, 2082
Lunar eclipses of 1995–1998
Saros 112
Tritos series
Inex 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).Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 119. April 9, 1986April 19, 2004
See also List of lunar eclipses List of 20th-century lunar eclipses
References
External links Saros cycle 112