February 1989 lunar eclipse
- February 1989 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse took place on February 20, 1989, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 1989. [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot1951/LE1990Feb20T.gif]
Relation to other lunar eclipses
This lunar eclipse is part of series 123 of the Saros cycle, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.
It is the third of five Metonic cycle eclipses, being separated by 19 years:
# February 21, 1951 - penumbral (Saros series [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEsaros/LEsaros103.html 103] )
# February 21, 1970 - partial (Saros series [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEsaros/LEsaros113.html 113] )
# February 20, 1989 - total (Saros series [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEsaros/LEsaros123.html 123] )
# February 21, 2008 - total (Saros series [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEsaros/LEsaros133.html 133] )
# February 20, 2027 - penumbral (Saros series [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEsaros/LEsaros143.html 143] )
See also
*List of lunar eclipses
*List of 20th century lunar eclipses
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