April 1996 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse took place on Thursday, April 4, 1996, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 1996, the other being on Friday, September 27. The moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow.
This is the 55th member of Lunar Saros 122. The previous event is the March 1978 lunar eclipse. The next event is the April 2014 lunar eclipse.Visibility
It could be seen completely over Africa, and Europe, seen rising over North and South America, and setting over Western Asia.
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Related eclipses
Eclipses of 1996
This is the second of four lunar year eclipses at the ascending node of the moon's orbit.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 hybrid solar eclipses of Solar Saros 129.
