November 1993 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse took place on Monday, November 29, 1993, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 1993, the first was on Friday, June 4.
| Total Lunar Eclipse November 29, 1993 | |
|---|---|
 The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals. | |
| Series | 135 (22 of 71) |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Totality | 0:46:39 |
| Partial | 3:30:47 |
| Penumbral | 5:54:23 |
| Contacts | |
| P1 | 3:28:52 UTC |
| U1 | 4:40:44 |
| U2 | 6:02:47 |
| Greatest | 6:27:06 |
| U3 | 6:49:27 |
| U4 | 8:11:31 |
| P4 | 9:23:15 |
Visibility
Related eclipses
Eclipses of 1993
- A partial solar eclipse (north) on May 21.
- A total lunar eclipse (central, passing north of the axis) on June 4.
- A partial solar eclipse (south) on November 13.
- A total lunar eclipse (south) on November 29.
Lunar year series
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 1991–1994 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||||
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
| 110 | 1991 Jun 27 |
Penumbral |
-1.40641 | 115 | 1991 Dec 21 |
Partial |
0.97094 | |
| 120 | 1992 Jun 15 |
Partial |
-0.62887 | 125 |
1992 Dec 9 |
Total |
0.31438 | |
| 130 | 1993 Jun 4 |
Total |
0.16376 | 135 |
1993 Nov 29 |
Total |
-0.39941 | |
| 140 | 1994 May 25 |
Partial |
0.89334 | 145 | 1994 Nov 18 |
Penumbral |
-1.10479 | |
| Last set | 1991 Jul 26 | Last set | 1991 Jan 30 | |||||
| Next set | 1995 Apr 15 | Next set | 1995 Oct 08 | |||||
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 142.
| November 22, 1984 | December 4, 2002 |
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References
- Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
- Saros cycle 135
- 1993 Nov 29 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: A Lucky Lunar Eclipse (3 April 1996)
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