December 1991 lunar eclipse

The moon passes west to east (right to left) across northern edge of the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals.

A partial lunar eclipse took place on December 21, 1991.

Visibility

This small partial eclipse was visible from North America, eastern Asia, Australia, and western South America.

Related eclipses

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1991-1994

Ascending node				Descending node
Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart		Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart
110	1991 Jun 27	Penumbral		115	1991 Dec 21	Partial
120	1992 Jun 15	Partial		125	1992 Dec 9	Total
130	1993 Jun 4	Total		135	1993 Nov 29	Total
140	1994 May 25	Partial		145	1994 Nov 18	Penumbral
Last set	1991 Jul 26			Last set	1991 Jan 30
Next set	1995 Apr 15			Next set	1995 Oct 08

Metonic cycles (19 years)

The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the earth's shadow will be in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

Ascending node	Descending node
1991 Jun 27 - penumbral (110) 2010 Jun 26 - partial (120) 2029 Jun 26 - total (130) 2048 Jun 26 - partial (140) 2067 Jun 27 - penumbral (150)	1991 Dec 21 - partial (115) 2010 Dec 21 - total (125) 2029 Dec 20 - total (135) 2048 Dec 20 - partial (145)

See also

• List of lunar eclipses
• List of 20th century lunar eclipses

External links

• Saros cycle 115
• 1991 Dec 21 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC