A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Tuesday, July 17, 1962. This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 2 hours and 48 minutes, just 39% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow). [1]
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Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
Lunar year series
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
| 109 | 1962 Jul 17
|
Penumbral
|
114 | 1963 Jan 9
|
Penumbral
| |
| 119 | 1963 Jul 6
|
Partial
|
124 | 1963 Dec 30
|
Total
| |
| 129 | 1964 Jun 25
|
Total
|
134 | 1964 Dec 19
|
Total
| |
| 139 | 1965 Jun 14
|
Partial
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144 | 1965 Dec 8
|
Penumbral
| |
| Last set | 1962 Aug 15 | Last set | 1962 Feb 19 | |||
| Next set | 1966 May 4 | Next set | 1966 Oct 29 | |||
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 116.
| July 11, 1953 | July 22, 1971 |
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See also
Notes
- ^ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 109
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
- 1962 Jul 17 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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