March 1998 lunar eclipse - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

A penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar eclipse
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes behind the Earth so that the Earth blocks the Sun's rays from striking the Moon. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned exactly, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle. Hence, a lunar eclipse can only occur the night of a...

took place on March 13, 1998, the first of three lunar eclipses in 1998.

Lunar year series

This is the last of four lunar year eclipses at the descending node of the moon's orbit.

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Saros cycle 142

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