Total Lunar Eclipse
June 4, 1993
(No photo)

The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals.
Series130 (33 of 72)
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
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Partial
Penumbral
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A total lunar eclipse took place on Friday, June 4, 1993, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 1993, the second being on Monday, November 29. The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 36 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 56% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 38 minutes in total. The moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow.

Visibility

It was seen completely over Australia, seen rising over Asia on the evening of Friday 4 June 1993, and setting over Western North and South America on the morning of Friday 4 June 1993.

Eclipses of 1993

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1991–1994
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing		 Type
Chart		 Gamma Saros Date
Viewing		 Type
Chart		 Gamma
110 1991 Jun 27
 Penumbral
 −1.40641 115 1991 Dec 21
 Partial
 0.97094
120 1992 Jun 15
 Partial
 −0.62887 125
 1992 Dec 9
 Total
 0.31438
130 1993 Jun 4
 Total
 0.16376 135
 1993 Nov 29
 Total
 −0.39941
140 1994 May 25
 Partial
 0.89334 145 1994 Nov 18
 Penumbral
 −1.10479
Last set 1991 Jul 26 Last set 1991 Jan 30
Next set 1995 Apr 15 Next set 1995 Oct 08

Saros series

Lunar saros series 130, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 56 umbral lunar eclipses (42 partial lunar eclipses and 14 total lunar eclipses). Solar Saros 137 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.

Greatest First

The greatest eclipse of the series will occur on 2029 Jun 26, lasting 102 minutes.[1]		 Penumbral Partial Total Central
1416 Jun 10 1560 Sep 4 1921 Apr 22
 1957 May 13
Last
Central Total Partial Penumbral
2083 Jul 29
 2155 Sep 11 2552 May 10 2678 Jul 26
1901–2200
1903 Apr 12 1921 Apr 22 1939 May 3
1957 May 13 1975 May 25 1993 Jun 4
2011 Jun 15 2029 Jun 26 2047 Jul 7
2065 Jul 17 2083 Jul 29

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 137.

May 30, 1984 June 10, 2002

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Listing of Eclipses of cycle 130
  2. ↑ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros



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