Start date January 31, 1999 | ||
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Other Instances April 2099 lunar eclipse | ||
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on January 31, 1999, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1999.
This was a relatively rare total penumbral lunar eclipse with the moon passing entirely within the penumbral shadow without entering the darker umbral shadow.
Images
This simulated view compares this penumbral eclipse (left) to the full moon (right) as it appeared an hour before the eclipse.
References
January 1999 lunar eclipse Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA