March 1997 lunar eclipse


A partial lunar eclipse took place on March 24, 1997, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1997.
This partial lunar eclipse was nearly total; however, it occurred 3 days after the lunar apogee, so the umbral shadow is smaller.
This is the 29th member of Lunar Saros 132, and the last of the first set of partial eclipses. The next event is the April 2015 lunar eclipse, which is the first of 12 total eclipses.

Visibility

This eclipse was completely visible from North and South America, and visible setting over Western Europe and Africa.
This simulated view of the earth from the moon at greatest eclipse shows the visibility.

Related eclipses

Eclipses of 1997

This is the third of four lunar year eclipses at the ascending node of the moon's orbit.
The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations or 354 days. Because of the date shift, the Earth's shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events.

Saros series

Inex series

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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 139.
March 18, 1988March 29, 2006

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