The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals.
A total lunar eclipse took place on February 9, 1990, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1990. [1]
Contents |
Visibility
It was visible from all of Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Related eclipses
Lunar year series
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date | Type Viewing |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
|
| 113 | 1988 Mar 03 |
Penumbral |
118 | 1988 Aug 27 |
Partial |
|
| 123 | 1989 Feb 20 |
Total |
128 | 1989 Aug 17 |
Total |
|
| 133 | 1990 Feb 09 |
Total |
138 | 1990 Aug 06 |
Partial |
|
| 143 | 1991 Jan 30 |
Penumbral |
148 | 1991 Jul 26 |
Penumbral |
|
| Last set | 1987 Apr 14 | Last set | 1987 Oct 07 | |||
| Next set | 1991 Dec 21 | Next set | 1991 Jun 27 | |||
See also
Notes
External links
- 1990 Feb 09 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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