A concise summary of all lunar eclipses from 1981 through 1990 is presented in the following table. Diagrams and maps for each eclipse may be seen by clicking the eclipse's Date. This links to a figure showing the Moon's path through Earth's shadow(s) and a world map illustrating the region of visibility for that particular eclipse. These figures are described in greater detail in the Key to Lunar Eclipse Maps. Each figure is stored as a GIF file of about 60 kilobytes. The Eclipse Type (Penumbral, Partial or Total) is given followed by the number of the Saros series. Eclipses belonging to a given Saros series recur every 18 years 11 days. The Umbral Magnitude[1] (fourth column) gives the fraction of the Moon's diameter immersed in Earth's umbral shadow at the instant of greatest eclipse. The Eclipse Duration[2] gives the length of the partial eclipse. If the eclipse is total, then the duration of the total phase is also listed in bold. Finally, the Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility[3] provides a brief description of the region where each eclipse will be seen.
| Lunar Eclipses: 1981 - 1990 | |||||
| Date | Eclipse Type | Saros | Umbral Magnitude | Eclipse Duration | Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility |
| 1981 Jan 20 | Penumbral | 114 | -0.014 | - | e Asia, Americas, Europe, nw Africa |
| 1981 Jul 17 | Partial | 119 | 0.554 | 02h44m | Pacific, Americas, Africa, w Europe |
| 1982 Jan 09 | Total | 124 | 1.336 | 03h25m 01h18m |
e Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1982 Jul 06 | Total | 129 | 1.722 | 03h56m 01h46m |
Australia, Pacific, Americas, w Africa |
| 1982 Dec 30 | Total | 134 | 1.188 | 03h17m 01h01m |
Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas |
| 1983 Jun 25 | Partial | 139 | 0.339 | 02h16m | Australia, Pacific, Americas |
| 1983 Dec 20 | Penumbral | 144 | -0.111 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa, c Asia |
| 1984 May 15 | Penumbral | 111 | -0.170 | - | Americas, w Europe, Africa |
| 1984 Jun 13 | Penumbral | 149 | -0.937 | - | e Asia, Australia, Pacific |
| 1984 Nov 08 | Penumbral | 116 | -0.178 | - | Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1985 May 04 | Total | 121 | 1.243 | 03h20m 01h09m |
e S America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1985 Oct 28 | Total | 126 | 1.078 | 03h36m 00h45m |
Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific |
| 1986 Apr 24 | Total | 131 | 1.208 | 03h19m 01h05m |
Asia, Australia, Pacific, w Americas |
| 1986 Oct 17 | Total | 136 | 1.250 | 03h37m 01h15m |
e S America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1987 Apr 14 | Penumbral | 141 | -0.226 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa, w Asia |
| 1987 Oct 07 | Penumbral | 146 | -0.004 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa |
| 1988 Mar 03 | Partial | 113 | 0.003 | 00h14m | Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, nw N America |
| 1988 Aug 27 | Partial | 118 | 0.297 | 01h54m | e Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas |
| 1989 Feb 20 | Total | 123 | 1.280 | 03h44m 01h19m |
Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific, w N America |
| 1989 Aug 17 | Total | 128 | 1.604 | 03h35m 01h36m |
Americas, Europe, Africa, w Asia |
| 1990 Feb 09 | Total | 133 | 1.079 | 03h25m 00h44m |
Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific |
| 1990 Aug 06 | Partial | 138 | 0.682 | 02h56m | e Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific, w N America |
Geographic abreviations (used above): n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, c = central
[1] Umbral magnitude is the fraction of the Moon's diameter obscured by Earth's Umbra. For penumbral eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always less than 0. For partial eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always greater than 0 and less than 1. For total eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always greater than or equal to 1.
[2] Eclipse Duration is the duration of a partial eclipse. If the eclipse is total, the duration of totality is given in bold.
[3] Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility is the portion of Earth's surface where a lunar eclipse can be seen.
Every link in the following table displays a page containing 10 years of lunar eclipses. Each eclipse has links to diagrams, maps and saros tables.
| Ten Year Tables of Lunar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-1910 | 1911-1920 | 1921-1930 | 1931-1940 | 1941-1950 | |
| 1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | |
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Special thanks to National Space Club summer interns Christopher Barrow for his valuable assistance in preparing this web page (July 2004) and Sumit Dutta for meticulously updating the Eclipse Web Site to NASA/W3C standards (July 2005).
All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Some of the information presented on this web site is based on data originally published in Fifty Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035.
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:
"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC"
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