January 1999 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on January 31, 1999, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1999. This was a relatively rare total penumbral lunar eclipse with the moon passing entirely within the penumbral shadow without entering the darker umbral shadow.

January 1999 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on January 31, 1999, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1999. This was a relatively rare total penumbral lunar eclipse with the moon passing entirely within the penumbral shadow without entering the darker umbral shadow.