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{{Short description|Penumbral lunar eclipse October 8, 1995}}
{{Infobox lunar eclipse
| type = penumbral
| image = Lunar eclipse chart close-1995Oct08.png
| caption = The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left
| date = October 8, 1995
| gamma = 1.1179
| magnitude = −0.2115
| saros_ser = 117
| saros_no = 51 of 72
| penumbral = 247 minutes, 37 seconds
| p1 = 14:00:20
| greatest = 16:04:11
| p4 = 18:07:56
| previous = April 1995
| next = April 1996
}}
A penumbral [[lunar eclipse]] occurred at the Moon’s [[Lunar node|descending node]] of orbit on Sunday, October 8, 1995,<ref>{{cite web|title=October 8–9, 1995 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/1995-october-8|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=9 January 2025}}</ref> with an umbral [[Magnitude of eclipse|magnitude]] of −0.2115. 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 6.5 days before [[Apsis|apogee]] (on October 15, 1995, at 3:05 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=1995&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=9 January 2025}}</ref>

== Visibility ==
The eclipse was completely visible over [[Asia]] and [[Australia]], seen rising over much of [[Africa]] and [[Europe]] and setting over northwestern [[North America]] and the central [[Pacific Ocean]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 1995 Oct 08|url=https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot1951/LE1995Oct08N.pdf|publisher=NASA|access-date=9 January 2025}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
|[[File:Lunar eclipse from moon-1995Oct08.png|300px]] [[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-1995Oct08.png|300px]]
|}

== 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 1995 Oct 08|url=https://eclipsewise.com/lunar/LEprime/1901-2000/LE1995Oct08Nprime.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}}"
|+October 8, 1995 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
! Parameter
! Value
|-
| Penumbral Magnitude
| 0.82527
|-
| Umbral Magnitude
| −0.21146
|-
| Gamma
| 1.11794
|-
| Sun Right Ascension
| 12h54m53.0s
|-
| Sun Declination
| -05°52'15.5"
|-
| Sun Semi-Diameter
| 16'00.5"
|-
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
| 08.8"
|-
| Moon Right Ascension
| 00h53m37.8s
|-
| Moon Declination
| +06°52'47.3"
|-
| Moon Semi-Diameter
| 15'26.5"
|-
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
| 0°56'40.2"
|-
| ΔT
| 61.4 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 October 1995
! [[October 1995 lunar eclipse|October 8]] Descending node (full moon) !! [[Solar eclipse of October 24, 1995|October 24]] Ascending node (new moon) 
|-
| [[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-1995Oct08.png|200px]] || [[File:SE1995Oct24T.png|200px]]
|- align=center
| [[Lunar eclipse#Types of lunar eclipse|Penumbral lunar eclipse]] Lunar Saros 117 || [[Total eclipse#Types|Total solar eclipse]] Solar Saros 143
|}

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

=== Metonic ===
* Preceded by: [[December 1991 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of December 21, 1991]]
* Followed by: [[July 1999 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of July 28, 1999]]

=== Tzolkinex ===
* Preceded by: [[August 1988 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of August 27, 1988]]
* Followed by: [[November 2002 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of November 20, 2002]]

=== Half-Saros ===
* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of October 3, 1986]]
* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of October 14, 2004]]

=== Tritos ===
* Preceded by: [[November 1984 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of November 8, 1984]]
* Followed by: [[September 2006 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of September 7, 2006]]

=== Lunar Saros 117 ===
* Preceded by: [[September 1977 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of September 27, 1977]]
* Followed by: [[October 2013 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of October 18, 2013]]

=== Inex ===
* Preceded by: [[October 1966 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of October 29, 1966]]
* Followed by: [[September 2024 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of September 18, 2024]]

=== Triad ===
* Preceded by: [[December 1908 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of December 7, 1908]]
* Followed by: [[August 2082 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of August 8, 2082]]

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

=== Saros 117 ===
{{Lunar Saros series 117}}

=== Tritos series ===
{{Lunar Tritos series September 2006}}

=== Inex series ===
{{Lunar Inex series September 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 solar eclipses of [[Solar Saros 124]].
{| class=wikitable
![[Solar eclipse of October 3, 1986|October 3, 1986]]
![[Solar eclipse of October 14, 2004|October 14, 2004]]
|-
|[[File:SE1986Oct03H.png|240px]]
|[[File:SE2004Oct14P.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=117 Saros cycle 117]
* {{LEplot1951 link|1995|Oct|08|N}}

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