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A total lunar eclipse took place on April 4, 1996. The moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow.
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This is the 55th member of Lunar Saros 122. The previous event is the March 1978 lunar eclipse. The next event is the April 2014 lunar eclipse.
Visibility
It could be seen completely over Africa, and Europe, seen rising over North and South America, and setting over Western Asia.
Lunar year series
This is the second of four lunar year eclipses at the descending node of the moon's orbit.
References
April 1996 lunar eclipse Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA