Date 3 March 1988 | ||
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Other Instances April 2099 lunar eclipse | ||
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on March 3, 1988. Earlier sources compute this as a 0.3% partial eclipse lasting under 14 minutes, and newest calculations list it as a penumbral eclipse that never enters the umbral shadow.
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Saros series
This eclipse is part of Saros cycle series 113.
Metonic series
The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the earth's shadow will be in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.
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