Penumbral lunar eclipse on 7 October 1987

Penumbral lunar eclipse on 7 October 1987 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 7 October 1987

The Moon passed through Earth's shadow during this event. The whole night side of Earth could see it. The event belonged to Saros series 146.

Date (UTC)
7 October 1987 — 04:01 UTC
Saros series
146
Gamma
1.01890
Magnitude
0.9863
Max duration
253m 30s
Greatest eclipse point
6.00°, -64.00°
Catalog reference
5MKLE:9621

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
Greatest eclipse
7 October 1987 04:01 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1987
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)