August 1988 lunar eclipse
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A partial lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, August 27, 1988, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1988, the first being on March 3, 1988. The Earth's shadow on the Moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 29.159% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour, 52 minutes and 59.7 seconds. The Moon was only 5 hours and 48 minutes before perigee (Perigee on Saturday, August 27, 1988 at 04:53 p.m. UTC or 16:53), making it 6.3% larger than average[1]
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Partial eclipse | |||||||||||||
Date | 27 August 1988 | ||||||||||||
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Gamma | −0.86816 | ||||||||||||
Magnitude | 0.29159 | ||||||||||||
Saros cycle | 118 (13 of 74) | ||||||||||||
Partiality | 112 minutes, 59.7 seconds | ||||||||||||
Penumbral | 262 minutes, 37.9 seconds | ||||||||||||
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