November 1993 lunar eclipse
| Total eclipse | |||||||||||||||||
The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | November 29, 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gamma | −0.3994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.0876 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 135 (22 of 71) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 45 minutes, 39 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 210 minutes, 47 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 354 minutes, 23 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, November 29, 1993, with an umbral magnitude of 1.0876. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 4.75 days after apogee (on November 24, 1993, at 12:35 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.