Was there a lunar eclipse in 1989?
Was there a lunar eclipse in 1989?
A total lunar eclipse took place at 0308 UT (GMT) on August 17, 1989, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 1989….August 1989 lunar eclipse.
| Total Lunar Eclipse August 17, 1989 | |
|---|---|
| The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth’s umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals. | |
| Series | 128 (39 of 71) |
How many eclipses were there in 1989?
1989 Featured Eclipses Year 1989 had 4 eclipses, 2 solar eclipses and 2 lunar eclipses.
Was there an eclipse in 1990?
An annular solar eclipse occurred on January 26, 1990. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth….
| Solar eclipse of January 26, 1990 | |
|---|---|
| Nature | Annular |
| Gamma | -0.9457 |
| Magnitude | 0.967 |
| Maximum eclipse |
Was there a solar eclipse in the 80s?
Occurring 5 days before apogee (Apogee on Friday, August 15, 1980), the Moon’s apparent diameter was smaller. At greatest eclipse, the Sun was 79 degrees (4,470 arc-minutes, or 284,400 arc-seconds) above horizon….
| Solar eclipse of August 10, 1980 | |
|---|---|
| Saros | 135 (37 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9465 |
Was there an eclipse in 1994?
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the moon’s descending node of the orbit on May 10, 1994. It was visible over a wide swath of North America, from Baja California across the Midwest of the United States up through Ontario and Nova Scotia in Canada….
| Solar eclipse of May 10, 1994 | |
|---|---|
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9495 |
When was the last solar eclipse in the 90s?
July 11, 1991
The total solar eclipse of July 11, 1991 was the last to touch any of the 50 United States.
