A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Sunday, January 31, 1999,[1] with an umbral magnitude of −0.0258.

A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into the Earth's penumbra.

Occurring about 4.8 days after perigee (on January 26, 1999, at 21:25 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.

[3] The eclipse was completely visible over Asia and Australia, seen rising over much of Africa, Europe, and the Middle East and setting over western North America and the central Pacific Ocean.

This eclipse is a part of Saros series 114, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 71 events.

All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit.