September 2016 lunar eclipse

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse September 16, 2016
From Rabka-Zdrój, Poland, 19:09 UTC
The moon perceptibly dimmed as the moon passed through the Earth's southern penumbral shadow
Series (and member)	147 (9 of 71)
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Penumbral	3:59:17
Contacts
P1	16:54:40 UTC
Greatest	18:54:17
P4	20:53:57

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on September 16, 2016, the last of three lunar eclipses in 2016.

Visibility

It was visible from Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.

View from moon at greatest eclipse

Visibility map

Gallery

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  The eclipse progression as seen from Moscow, Russia

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  From Huittinen, Finland, 18:51 UTC
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  From Oria, Italy, 18:54 UTC
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  From Hong Kong, 19:00 UTC
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  From Belfort, France, combined images
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  Progression from Belfort, France
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  From Helmshore, UK, 20:04 UTC

Related eclipses

This eclipse is the one of four lunar eclipses in a short-lived series at the descending node of the moon's orbit.

The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations or 354 days (Shifting back about 10 days in sequential years). Because of the date shift, the Earth's shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events.

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2013–2016
Ascending node				Descending node
Saros	Viewing date	Type		Saros	Viewing date	Type
112	2013 Apr 25	Partial		117	2013 Oct 18	Penumbral
122	2014 Apr 15	Total		127	2014 Oct 08	Total
132	2015 Apr 04	Total		137	2015 Sep 28	Total
142	2016 Mar 23	Penumbral		147	2016 Sep 16	Penumbral
Last set	2013 May 25			Last set	2012 Nov 28
Next set	2017 Feb 11			Next set	2016 Aug 18

See also

• March 2016 lunar eclipse, the first 2016 lunar eclipse (penumbral)
• August 2016 lunar eclipse, the second 2016 lunar eclipse (penumbral)
• List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lunar eclipse of 2016 September 16.

• 2016 Sep 16 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
• Hermit eclipse: 23 Mar 2016 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
• Penumbral Lunar Eclipse On Sep. 16, 2016 by Giuseppe Donatiello, Oria, Italy
• Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on September 16, 2016 by Mulham Hindi, Makkah, Saudi Arabia