A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, January 8, 1955. [1]
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, January 8, 1955. [1]
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | |
| 103 | 1951 Feb 21  | Penumbral | 108 | 1951 Aug 17  | Penumbral | |
| 113 | 1952 Feb 11  | Partial | 118 | 1952 Aug 5  | Partial | |
| 123 | 1953 Jan 29  | Total | 128 | 1953 Jul 26  | Total | |
| 133 | 1954 Jan 19  | Total | 138 | 1954 Jul 16  | Partial | |
| 143 | 1955 Jan 8  | Penumbral | ||||
| Last set | 1951 Mar 23 | Last set | 1951 Sep 15 | |||
| Next set | 1955 Nov 29 | Next set | 1955 Jun 5 | |||
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 150.
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