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{{Short description|Partial lunar eclipse April 15, 1995}}
{{Infobox lunar eclipse
| type = partial
| image = Lunar eclipse chart close-1995Apr15.png
| caption = The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left
| date = April 15, 1995
| gamma = −0.9594
| magnitude = 0.1114
| saros_ser = 112
| saros_no = 64 of 72
| partiality = 73 minutes, 0 seconds
| penumbral = 256 minutes, 17 seconds
| p1 = 10:09:57
| u1 = 11:41:38
| greatest = 12:18:03
| u4 = 12:54:38
| p4 = 14:26:14
| previous = November 1994
| next = October 1995
}}
A partial [[lunar eclipse]] occurred at the Moon’s [[Lunar node|ascending node]] of orbit on Saturday, April 15, 1995,<ref>{{cite web|title=April 15, 1995 Partial Lunar Eclipse|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/1995-april-15|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=9 January 2025}}</ref> with an umbral [[Magnitude of eclipse|magnitude]] of 0.1114. A lunar eclipse occurs when the [[Moon]] moves into the [[Earth's shadow]], causing the Moon to be darkened. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when one part of the Moon is in the Earth's umbra, while the other part is in the Earth's penumbra. Unlike a [[solar eclipse]], which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the [[night]] side of Earth. Occurring about 1.9 days before [[Apsis|perigee]] (on April 17, 1995, at 9:20 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.<ref>{{cite web|title=Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/distance.html?year=1995&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=9 January 2025}}</ref>

It occurred on [[Easter Sunday]] ([[Gregorian calendar|Gregorian]] only) the first for a lunar eclipse since [[March 1940 lunar eclipse|March 1940]].<ref name="Mus2002">{{cite book |date=2002 |first=Jan |last=Meeus |title=More Mathematical Astronomy Morsels |isbn=0943396743 |url=https://falakmu.id/khgt/dokumen/More%20mathematical%20astronomy%20morsels%20(Jean%20Meeus)%20(Z-Library).pdf}}</ref>{{rp|152}}

== Visibility ==
The eclipse was completely visible over [[northeast Asia]], [[Australia]], and the western and central [[Pacific Ocean]], seen rising over much of [[Asia]] and setting over [[North America]] and western [[South America]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Partial Lunar Eclipse of 1995 Apr 15|url=https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot1951/LE1995Apr15P.pdf|publisher=NASA|access-date=9 January 2025}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
|[[File:Lunar eclipse from moon-1995Apr15.png|300px]] [[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-1995Apr15.png|300px]]
|}

== Eclipse details ==
Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.<ref>{{cite web|title=Partial Lunar Eclipse of 1995 Apr 15|url=https://eclipsewise.com/lunar/LEprime/1901-2000/LE1995Apr15Pprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=9 January 2025}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" align="{{{align|left}}}" style="margin:{{#ifeq:{{{align}}}|right|0 0 0.5em 1em|0 1em 0.5em 0}}"
|+April 15, 1995 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
! Parameter
! Value
|-
| Penumbral Magnitude
| 1.08363
|-
| Umbral Magnitude
| 0.11142
|-
| Gamma
| −0.95939
|-
| Sun Right Ascension
| 01h32m54.9s
|-
| Sun Declination
| +09°42'10.2"
|-
| Sun Semi-Diameter
| 15'56.5"
|-
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
| 08.8"
|-
| Moon Right Ascension
| 13h31m50.7s
|-
| Moon Declination
| -10°37'41.7"
|-
| Moon Semi-Diameter
| 16'23.9"
|-
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
| 1°00'10.8"
|-
| ΔT
| 61.0 s
|}
{{clear}}

== Eclipse season ==
{{See also|Eclipse cycle}}
This eclipse is part of an [[eclipse season]], a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a [[fortnight]].

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Eclipse season of April 1995
! [[April 1995 lunar eclipse|April 15]] Ascending node (full moon) !! [[Solar eclipse of April 29, 1995|April 29]] Descending node (new moon) 
|-
| [[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-1995Apr15.png|200px]] || [[File:SE1995Apr29A.png|200px]]
|- align=center
| [[Lunar eclipse#Types of lunar eclipse|Partial lunar eclipse]] Lunar Saros 112 || [[Total eclipse#Types|Annular solar eclipse]] Solar Saros 138
|}

== Related eclipses ==
=== Eclipses in 1995 ===
* '''A partial lunar eclipse on April 15.'''
* [[Solar eclipse of April 29, 1995|An annular solar eclipse on April 29]].
* [[October 1995 lunar eclipse|A penumbral lunar eclipse on October 8]].
* [[Solar eclipse of October 24, 1995|A total solar eclipse on October 24]].

=== Metonic ===
* Preceded by: [[June 1991 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of June 27, 1991]]
* Followed by: [[January 1999 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of January 31, 1999]]

=== Tzolkinex ===
* Preceded by: [[March 1988 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of March 3, 1988]]
* Followed by: [[May 2002 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2002]]

=== Half-Saros ===
* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of April 9, 1986]]
* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of April 19, 2004]]

=== Tritos ===
* Preceded by: [[May 1984 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of May 15, 1984]]
* Followed by: [[March 2006 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of March 14, 2006]]

=== Lunar Saros 112 ===
* Preceded by: [[April 1977 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of April 4, 1977]]
* Followed by: [[April 2013 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of April 25, 2013]]

=== Inex ===
* Preceded by: [[May 1966 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of May 4, 1966]]
* Followed by: [[March 2024 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2024]]

=== Triad ===
* Preceded by: [[June 1908 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of June 14, 1908]]
* Followed by: [[February 2082 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of February 13, 2082]]

=== Lunar eclipses of 1995–1998 ===
{{Lunar eclipse set 1995-1998}}

=== Saros 112 ===
{{Lunar Saros series 112}}

=== Tritos series ===
{{Lunar Tritos series March 2006}}

=== Inex series ===
{{Lunar Inex series March 2024}}

=== Half-Saros cycle ===
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a [[Saros (astronomy)#Relationship between lunar and solar saros .28sar.29|half saros]]).<ref>Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, ''The half-saros''</ref> This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of [[Solar Saros 119]].
{| class=wikitable
![[Solar eclipse of April 9, 1986|April 9, 1986]]
![[Solar eclipse of April 19, 2004|April 19, 2004]]
|-
|[[File:SE1986Apr09P.png|240px]]
|[[File:SE2004Apr19P.png|240px]]
|}

== See also ==
*[[List of lunar eclipses]]
*[[List of 20th-century lunar eclipses]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.hermit.org/eclipse/gen_stats.cgi?mode=query&page=full&qtype=type&body=L&saros=112 Saros cycle 112]
* {{LEplot1951 link|1995|Apr|15|P}}

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