June 1991 lunar eclipse
# June 1991 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Thursday, June 27, 1991, the second of four lunar eclipses in 1991. The moon entered the Earth's penumbra for about 3 hours, and was difficult to see. This lunar eclipse is the predecessor of the Solar eclipse of July 11, 1991.

## Related eclipses

### Eclipses of 1991

* An annular solar eclipse on January 15.
* A penumbral lunar eclipse on January 30.
* A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 27.
* A total solar eclipse on July 11.
* A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 26.
* A partial lunar eclipse on December 21.

### Saros series

This eclipse is a member of Saros series 110. The previous event occurred on June 15, 1973. The next event was on July 7, 2009.

### Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1991–1994 :

| Ascending node | Ascending node | Ascending node | Ascending node | Descending node | Descending node | Descending node | Descending node |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Gamma |
| 110 | 1991 Jun 27 | Penumbral | -1.40641 | 115 | 1991 Dec 21 | Partial | 0.97094 |
| 120 | 1992 Jun 15 | Partial | -0.62887 | 125 | 1992 Dec 9 | Total | 0.31438 |
| 130 | 1993 Jun 4 | Total | 0.16376 | 135 | 1993 Nov 29 | Total | -0.39941 |
| 140 | 1994 May 25 | Partial | 0.89334 | 145 | 1994 Nov 18 | Penumbral | -1.10479 |
| Last set | 1991 Jul 26 | 1991 Jul 26 | 1991 Jul 26 | Last set | 1991 Jan 30 | 1991 Jan 30 | 1991 Jan 30 |
| Next set | 1995 Apr 15 | 1995 Apr 15 | 1995 Apr 15 | Next set | 1995 Oct 08 | 1995 Oct 08 | 1995 Oct 08 |

### Metonic series

The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the earth's shadow will be in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

| Ascending node | Descending node |
| - | - |
| 1991 Jun 27 - penumbral (110) 2010 Jun 26 - partial (120) 2029 Jun 26 - total (130) 2048 Jun 26 - partial (140) 2067 Jun 27 - penumbral (150) | 1991 Dec 21 - partial (115) 2010 Dec 21 - total (125) 2029 Dec 20 - total (135) 2048 Dec 20 - partial (145) |

### Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 117.

| June 21, 1982 | July 1, 2000 |
| - | - |
