September 1997 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse took place on September 16, 1997, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1997.Visibility
It was visible from all of Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Related eclipses
Eclipses of 1997
This is the third of four lunar year eclipses at the descending 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 annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 144.