March 2016 lunar eclipse

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse March 23, 2016
The moon will perceptibly dim as the moon passed through the Earth's northern penumbral shadow
Series (and member)	142 (18 of 74)
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Penumbral	4:15:22
Contacts
P1	9:39:29 UTC
Greatest	11:47:12
P4	13:54:50

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on March 23, 2016, the first of three lunar eclipses in 2016.

Visibility

It was visible from east Asia, Australia, and most of North America.

View of earth from moon at greatest eclipse

Related eclipses

This eclipse is the one of four lunar eclipses in a short-lived series at the ascending 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	Gamma	Saros	Viewing date	Type	Gamma
112	2013 Apr 25	Partial	−1.0121	117	2013 Oct 18	Penumbral	1.1508
122	2014 Apr 15	Total	−0.3017	127	2014 Oct 08	Total	0.3827
132	2015 Apr 04	Total	0.4460	137	2015 Sep 28	Total	−0.3296
142	2016 Mar 23	Penumbral	1.1592	147	2016 Sep 16	Penumbral	−1.0549

Last set	2013 May 25			Last set	2012 Nov 28

Next set	2017 Feb 11			Next set	2016 Aug 18