April 1995 lunar eclipse

{{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 ascending node of orbit on Saturday, April 15, 1995,{{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}} with an umbral 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 perigee (on April 17, 1995, at 9:20 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.{{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}}

It occurred on Easter Sunday (Gregorian only) the first for a lunar eclipse since March 1940.{{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}}{{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.{{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}}

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Eclipse details

Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.{{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}}

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|+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

Eclipse season

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.

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|+ Eclipse season of April 1995

! April 15
Ascending node (full moon)
!! April 29
Descending node (new moon)

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| Partial lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 112

Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 138

Related eclipses

= Eclipses in 1995 =

A partial lunar eclipse on April 15.
An annular solar eclipse on April 29.
A penumbral lunar eclipse on October 8.
A total solar eclipse on October 24.

= Metonic =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 27, 1991
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 31, 1999

= Tzolkinex =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 1988
Followed by: 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: Lunar eclipse of May 15, 1984
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 14, 2006

= Lunar Saros 112 =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 4, 1977
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 25, 2013

= Inex =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 4, 1966
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2024

= Triad =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 14, 1908
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 13, 2082

= Lunar eclipses of 1995–1998 =

= Saros 112 =

= Tritos series =

= Inex series =

= Half-Saros cycle =

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 119.

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