March 1988 lunar eclipse

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The entire moon passed through the penumbral shadow during this eclipse. It grazed the northern edge of the Earth's umbral shadow, but not sufficiently to qualify a partial eclipse.

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on March 3, 1988.^[1] Earlier sources compute this as a 0.3% partial eclipse lasting under 14 minutes, and newest calculations list it as a penumbral eclipse that never enters the umbral shadow.^[2]

Visibility

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Relations to other lunar eclipses

Saros series

This eclipse is part of Saros cycle series 113.

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1988-1991
Descending node			Ascending node
Saros	Date	Type Viewing	Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart
113	1988 Mar 03 80px	Penumbral 80px	118	1988 Aug 27 80px	Partial 80px
123	1989 Feb 20 80px	Total 80px	128	1989 Aug 17	Total
133	1990 Feb 09 80px	Total 80px	138	1990 Aug 06 80px	Partial 80px
143	1991 Jan 30 80px	Penumbral 80px	148	1991 Jul 26 80px	Penumbral 80px

Last set	1987 Apr 14		Last set	1987 Oct 07

Next set	1991 Dec 21		Next set	1991 Jun 27

Metonic series

The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the earth's shadow will be in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

1988 Mar 03 – Partial (113) 2007 Mar 03 – Total (123) 2026 Mar 03 – Total (133) 2045 Mar 03 – Penumbral (143)	1988 Aug 27 – partial (118) 2007 Aug 28 – total (128) 2026 Aug 28 – partial (138) 2045 Aug 27 – penumbral (148)
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