A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, August 8, 1998, the second of three lunar eclipses that year. Visibility Related lunar eclipses Eclipses of 1998 A total solar eclipse on February 26. A penumbral lunar eclipse on March 13. A penumbral lunar eclipse on August 8. An annular solar eclipse on August 22. A penumbral lunar eclipse on September 6. Lunar year series Saros series According to some sources, this lunar eclipse was the final member of Saros series 109. According to other sources, the next event in the series occurred on August 18, 2016. The previous occurrence was on July 27, 1980. See also List of lunar eclipses List of 20th-century lunar eclipses External links Saros cycle 109 1998-08 1998 in science August 1998 events