| Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
| Date | 23 March 2016 | ||||||||
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| Gamma | 1.1592 | ||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.7748 | ||||||||
| Saros cycle | 142 (18 of 73) | ||||||||
| Penumbral | 255 minutes, 21 seconds | ||||||||
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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 23 March 2016, the first of three lunar eclipses in 2016. The Moon was just 2.1 days before apogee, making it very small, so this was a "Micromoon" penumbral lunar eclipse.