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{{Short description|Penumbral lunar eclipse 23 March 2016}}
{{Infobox lunar eclipse
| type = penumbral
| image = Lunar eclipse chart close-2016Mar23.png
| caption = The hourly motion of the Moon shown right to left
| date = March 23, 2016
| gamma = 1.1592
| magnitude = −0.3107
| saros_ser = 142
| saros_no = 18 of 73
| penumbral = 255 minutes, 21 seconds
| p1 = 09:39:29
| greatest = 11:47:12
| p4 = 13:54:50
| previous = September 2015
| next = August 2016
}}
A penumbral [[lunar eclipse]] occurred at the Moon’s [[Lunar node|ascending node]] of orbit on Wednesday, March 23, 2016,<ref>{{cite web|title=March 23, 2016 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2016-march-23|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=16 November 2024}}</ref> with an umbral [[Magnitude of eclipse|magnitude]] of −0.3107. A lunar eclipse occurs when the [[Moon]] moves into the [[Earth's shadow]], causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into 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 2 days before [[Apsis|apogee]] (on March 25, 2016, at 10:15 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.<ref>{{cite web|title=Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/distance.html?year=2016&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=16 November 2024}}</ref>

== Visibility ==
The eclipse was completely visible over [[Australia]] and western [[North America]], seen rising over much of [[Asia]] and setting over central and eastern North America and western [[South America]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2016 Mar 23|url=https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2016Mar23N.pdf|publisher=NASA|access-date=16 November 2024}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable width=480
|[[File:Lunar eclipse from moon-2016Mar23.png|315px]]
|[[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2016Mar23.png|315px]] Hourly motion shown right to left
|- align=center
|colspan=2| [[File:Visibility Lunar Eclipse 2016-03-23.png|640px]] Visibility map
|}

== Eclipse details ==
Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.<ref>{{cite web|title=Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2016 Mar 23|url=https://eclipsewise.com/lunar/LEprime/2001-2100/LE2016Mar23Nprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=16 November 2024}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" align="{{{align|left}}}" style="margin:{{#ifeq:{{{align}}}|right|0 0 0.5em 1em|0 1em 0.5em 0}}"
|+March 23, 2016 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
! Parameter
! Value
|-
| Penumbral Magnitude
| 0.77585
|-
| Umbral Magnitude
| −0.31071
|-
| Gamma
| 1.15916
|-
| Sun Right Ascension
| 00h12m02.0s
|-
| Sun Declination
| +01°18'10.9"
|-
| Sun Semi-Diameter
| 16'02.7"
|-
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
| 08.8"
|-
| Moon Right Ascension
| 12h13m18.6s
|-
| Moon Declination
| -00°18'21.4"
|-
| Moon Semi-Diameter
| 14'46.0"
|-
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
| 0°54'11.6"
|-
| ΔT
| 68.0 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 March 2016
! [[Solar eclipse of March 9, 2016|March 9]] Descending node (new moon) !! March 23 Ascending node (full moon) 
|-
| [[File:SE2016Mar09T.png|200px]] || [[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2016Mar23.png|200px]]
|- align=center
| [[Total eclipse#Types|Total solar eclipse]] Solar Saros 130 || [[Lunar eclipse#Types of lunar eclipse|Penumbral lunar eclipse]] Lunar Saros 142
|}

== Related eclipses ==
=== Eclipses in 2016 ===
* [[Solar eclipse of March 9, 2016|A total solar eclipse on March 9]].
* '''A penumbral lunar eclipse on March 23.'''
* [[August 2016 lunar eclipse|A penumbral lunar eclipse on August 18]].
* [[Solar eclipse of September 1, 2016|An annular solar eclipse on September 1]].
* [[September 2016 lunar eclipse|A penumbral lunar eclipse on September 16]].

=== Metonic ===
* Preceded by: [[June 2012 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of June 4, 2012]]
* Followed by: [[January 2020 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of January 10, 2020]]

=== Tzolkinex ===
* Preceded by: [[February 2009 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of February 9, 2009]]
* Followed by: [[May 2023 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of May 5, 2023]]

=== Half-Saros ===
* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of March 19, 2007]]
* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of March 29, 2025]]

=== Tritos ===
* Preceded by: [[April 2005 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of April 24, 2005]]
* Followed by: [[February 2027 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of February 20, 2027]]

=== Lunar Saros 142 ===
* Preceded by: [[March 1998 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of March 13, 1998]]
* Followed by: [[April 2034 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of April 3, 2034]]

=== Inex ===
* Preceded by: [[April 1987 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of April 14, 1987]]
* Followed by: [[March 2045 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of March 3, 2045]]

=== Triad ===
* Preceded by: [[May 1929 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of May 23, 1929]]
* Followed by: [[January 2103 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of January 23, 2103]]

=== Lunar eclipses of 2013–2016 ===
{{Lunar eclipse set 2013-2016}}

=== Saros 142 ===
{{Lunar Saros series 142}}

=== Tritos series ===
{{Lunar Tritos series April 2005}}

=== Inex series ===
{{Lunar Inex series March 2016}}

=== 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 149]].
{| class=wikitable
![[Solar eclipse of March 19, 2007|March 19, 2007]]
![[Solar eclipse of March 29, 2025|March 29, 2025]]
|-
|[[File:SE2007Mar19P.png|240px]]
|[[File:SE2025Mar29P.png|240px]]
|}

== See also ==
* [[August 2016 lunar eclipse]], the second 2016 lunar eclipse (penumbral)
* [[September 2016 lunar eclipse]], the third 2016 lunar eclipse (penumbral)
* [[List of lunar eclipses]] and [[List of 21st-century lunar eclipses]]

== References ==
<references />

== External links==
* {{LEplot2001 link|2016|Mar|23|N}}
* [http://www.hermit.org/Eclipse/when_lunars.html Hermit eclipse: 23 Mar 2016 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse]

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