March 2016 lunar eclipse


A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on March 23, 2016, the first of three lunar eclipses in 2016.

Visibility

It was visible from east Asia, Australia, and most of North America.

Related eclipses

Eclipses of 2016

This eclipse is the one of four lunar eclipses in a short-lived series at the ascending node of the moon's orbit.
The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations or 354 days. Because of the date shift, the Earth's shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events.

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days. This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 149.
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