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| align=center colspan=2| [[Image:Lunar eclipse chart close-1996Apr04.png|240px]]<BR>The |
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|align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0| [[Saros cycle|Series (and member)]] || [[Lunar Saros 122|122]] (55 of 75) |
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A total [[lunar eclipse]] took place on Thursday, April 4, 1996, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 1996, the other being on [[September 1996 lunar eclipse|Friday, September 27]]. The Moon passed through the [[List of central lunar eclipses|center of the Earth's shadow]]. |
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This was the last central member and 55th overall member of [[Lunar Saros 122]]. The previous event was the [[March 1978 lunar eclipse]]. The next event was the [[April 2014 lunar eclipse]]. |
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This eclipse was the first of an ''almost tetrad'' (that occurred when there were 4 consecutive lunar eclipses that had an umbral eclipse magnitude of 0.9 or greater). The others were [[September 1996 lunar eclipse|27 Sep 1996 '''(T)''']], [[March 1997 lunar eclipse|24 Mar 1997 '''(P)''']] and [[September 1997 lunar eclipse|16 Sep 1997 '''(T)''']]. |
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== Visibility == |
== Visibility == |
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== Related eclipses == |
== Related eclipses == |
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=== Eclipses of 1996 === |
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* A total lunar eclipse on April 4. |
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* [[Solar eclipse of April 17, 1996|A partial solar eclipse on April 17]]. |
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* [[September 1996 lunar eclipse|A total lunar eclipse on September 27]]. |
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* [[Solar eclipse of October 12, 1996|A partial solar eclipse on October 12]]. |
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=== Lunar year series === |
=== Lunar year series === |
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This is the second of four lunar year eclipses at the |
This is the second of four lunar year eclipses at the ascending node of the Moon's orbit. |
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{{Lunar eclipse set 1995-1998}} |
{{Lunar eclipse set 1995-1998}} |
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=== Half-Saros cycle=== |
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A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a [[Saros (astronomy)#Relationship between lunar and solar saros .28sar.29|half saros]]).<ref>Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, ''The half-saros''</ref> This lunar eclipse is related to two hybrid solar eclipses of [[Solar Saros 129]]. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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*[[List of lunar eclipses]] |
*[[List of lunar eclipses]] |
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*[[List of 20th-century lunar eclipses]] |
*[[List of 20th-century lunar eclipses]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
Latest revision as of 14:24, 3 October 2023
Total Lunar Eclipse April 4, 1996 | |
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Hamois, Belgium | |
The Moon's path through the center of the Earth's shadow. | |
Series (and member) | 122 (55 of 75) |
Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
Totality | 1:25:45 |
Partial | 3:37:08 |
Penumbral | 5:44:43 |
Contacts | |
P1 | 21:17:22 UTC |
U1 | 22:21:13 UTC |
U2 | 23:26:54 UTC |
Greatest | 0:09:46 UTC |
U3 | 0:52:39 UTC |
U4 | 1:58:21 UTC |
P4 | 3:02:04 UTC |
A total lunar eclipse took place on Thursday, April 4, 1996, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 1996, the other being on Friday, September 27. The Moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow.
This was the last central member and 55th overall member of Lunar Saros 122. The previous event was the March 1978 lunar eclipse. The next event was the April 2014 lunar eclipse.
This eclipse was the first of an almost tetrad (that occurred when there were 4 consecutive lunar eclipses that had an umbral eclipse magnitude of 0.9 or greater). The others were 27 Sep 1996 (T), 24 Mar 1997 (P) and 16 Sep 1997 (T).
Visibility
[edit]It could be seen completely over Africa, and Europe, seen rising over North and South America, and setting over Western Asia.
Gallery
[edit]Hamois, Belgium |
Related eclipses
[edit]Eclipses of 1996
[edit]- A total lunar eclipse on April 4.
- A partial solar eclipse on April 17.
- A total lunar eclipse on September 27.
- A partial solar eclipse on October 12.
Lunar year series
[edit]This is the second of four lunar year eclipses at the ascending node of the Moon's orbit.
Lunar eclipse series sets from 1995–1998 | ||||||||
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Ascending node | Descending node | |||||||
Saros Photo |
Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | Saros Photo |
Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
112 | 1995 Apr 15 |
Partial |
−0.95939 | 117 | 1995 Oct 08 |
Penumbral |
1.11794 | |
122 |
1996 Apr 04 |
Total |
−0.25339 | 127 |
1996 Sep 27 |
Total |
0.34264 | |
132 |
1997 Mar 24 |
Partial |
0.48990 | 137 | 1997 Sep 16 |
Total |
−0.37684 | |
142 | 1998 Mar 13 |
Penumbral |
1.19644 | 147 | 1998 Sep 06 |
Penumbral |
−1.10579 | |
Last set | 1994 May 25 | Last set | 1994 Nov 18 | |||||
Next set | 1999 Jan 31 | Next set | 1998 Aug 08 |
Half-Saros cycle
[edit]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 hybrid solar eclipses of Solar Saros 129.
March 29, 1987 | April 8, 2005 |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
[edit]- Saros cycle 122
- Andrés Valencia: Total Lunar Eclipse - April 3 '96
- 1996 Apr 04 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC