October 1986 lunar eclipse

Total Lunar Eclipse
October 17, 1986
(No photo)

The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals.
Series 136 (18 of 72)
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Totality
Partial
Penumbral
Contacts
P1 UTC
U1
U2
Greatest
U3
U4
P4

The eclipse occurs in Capricornus

A total lunar eclipse took place on October 17, 1986.[1]

Visibility

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1984-1987
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date
Viewing		 Type
Chart		 Saros Date
Viewing		 Type
Chart
111 1984 May 15
 Penumbral
 116 1984 Nov 08
 Penumbral
121 1985 May 04
 Total
 126 1985 Oct 28
 Total
131 1986 Apr 24
 Total
 136 1986 Oct 17
 Total
141 1987 Apr 14
 Penumbral
 146 1987 Oct 07
 Penumbral
Last set 1984 Jun 13 Last set 1983 Dec 20
Next set 1988 Mar 03 Next set 1988 Aug 27

Metonic series

This eclipse is the third of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, October 17–18, each separated by 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 in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

Metonic lunar eclipse sets 1948–2005
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date Type Saros Date Type
111 1948 Apr 23 Partial 116 1948 Oct 18 Penumbral
121 1967 Apr 24 Total 126 1967 Oct 18 Total
131 1986 Apr 24 Total 136 1986 Oct 17 Total
141 2005 Apr 24 Penumbral 146 2005 Oct 17 Partial

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 136


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