August 2016 lunar eclipse

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse August 18, 2016
The moon will imperceptibly dim as the moon passed through the Earth's northern penumbral shadow
Series (and member)	109 (last member)
Duration
Penumbral	17 min 57 sec
Contacts
P1	9:25 UTC
Greatest	9:42 UTC
P4	9:59 UTC

A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on August 18, 2016, the second of three lunar eclipses in 2016.

This eclipse grazes the northern boundary of the Earth's penumbral shadow, will be visually imperceptible, and marks the end of the Saros series 109.

Visibility

It will be visible from Australia and the Americas.

Related eclipses

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2016–2020
Descending node				Ascending node
Saros	Date	Type Viewing		Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart
109	2016 Aug 18	Penumbral		114	2017 Feb 11	Penumbral
119	2017 Aug 07	Partial		124	2018 Jan 31	Total
129	2018 Jul 27	Total		134	2019 Jan 21	Total
139	2019 Jul 16	Partial		144	2020 Jan 10	Penumbral
149	2020 Jul 05	Penumbral
Last set	2016 Sep 16			Last set	2016 Mar 23
Next set	2020 Jun 05			Next set	2020 Nov 30

Saros series

It is the last lunar eclipse of Saros cycle 109. The previous one was on August 8, 1998.

See also

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

External links

• HM Nautical Almanac: Penumbral Eclipse of the Moon: 2016 August 18
• Hermit eclipse: Saros 109
• Hermit eclipse: 18 Aug 2016 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse