April 1995 lunar eclipse


A partial lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, April 15, 1995, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1995, the second being with a penumbral lunar eclipse on Sunday, October 8.

Visibility

It was completely visible over eastern Asia, Australia, Pacific and western North America, seen rising over eastern Asia, and setting over western North America.

Related lunar eclipses

Eclipses of 1995

This is the first of four lunar year eclipses at the ascending node of the moon's orbit.

Saros series

Lunar Saros series 112, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 72 lunar eclipse events including 15 total lunar eclipses.
First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 859 May 20
First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 985 Aug 03
First Total Lunar Eclipse: 1364 Mar 18
First Central Lunar Eclipse: 1436 Apr 30
Greatest Eclipse of the Lunar Saros 112: 1490 Jun 02
Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 1562 Jul 16
Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 1616 Aug 27
Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2013 Apr 25
Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 2139 Jul 12
The greatest eclipse of the series occurred on 1490 Jun 02, lasting 100 minutes.

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days. This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 119.
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