Partial lunar eclipse on 27 August 1988

Partial lunar eclipse on 27 August 1988 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 27 August 1988

Earth's shadow fell on the Moon as the Sun, Earth and Moon lined up. The whole night side of Earth could see it. It was part of Saros series 118, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
27 August 1988 — 11:04 UTC
Saros series
118
Gamma
-0.86810
Magnitude
0.2915
Max duration
113m 0s
Greatest eclipse point
-11.00°, -165.00°
Catalog reference
5MKLE:9623

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
Greatest eclipse
27 August 1988 11:04 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1988
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)