Partial lunar eclipse on 16 August 2008

Partial lunar eclipse on 16 August 2008 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 16 August 2008

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 138, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
16 August 2008 — 21:10 UTC
Saros series
138
Gamma
0.56460
Magnitude
0.8076
Max duration
188m 6s
Greatest eclipse point
-13.00°, 43.00°
Catalog reference
5MKLE:9668

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
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Greatest eclipse
16 August 2008 21:10 UTC
Last contact
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About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)