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A central lunar eclipse is a lunar eclipse in which part of the Moon passes through the center of Earth's shadow. [1] This type of lunar eclipse typically appears darker than other lunar eclipses. It is relatively rare.
Central lunar eclipses are always total lunar eclipses and have large umbral eclipse magnitude, long duration and small value of gamma.
There were 19 central lunar eclipses in this period.
| Saros | Eclipse | Visibility | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120e | 1902 Apr 22 |  |  |
| 125 | 1902 Oct 17 |  |  |
| 122 | 1906 Feb 09 |  |  |
| 124e | 1909 Nov 27 |  |  |
| 121 | 1913 Mar 22 |  |  |
| 126 | 1913 Sep 15 |  |  |
| 123 | 1917 Jan 08 |  |  |
| 128 | 1917 Jul 04 |  |  |
| 125e | 1920 Oct 27 |  |  |
| 122 | 1924 Feb 20 |  |  |
| 127 | 1924 Aug 14 |  |  |
| 121 | 1931 Apr 02 |  |  |
| 126e | 1931 Sep 26 |  |  |
| 123 | 1935 Jan 19 |  |  |
| 128 | 1935 Jul 16 |  |  |
| 122 | 1942 Mar 03 |  |  |
| 127 | 1942 Aug 26 |  |  |
| 129b | 1946 Jun 14 |  |  |
| 121e | 1949 Apr 13 |  |  |
There were 14 central lunar eclipses in this period.
| Saros | Eclipse | Viewing | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | 1953 Jan 29 |  |  |
| 128 | 1953 Jul 26 |  |  |
| 122 | 1960 Mar 13 |  |  |
| 127e | 1960 Sep 05 |  |  |
| 129 | 1964 Jun 25 |  |  |
| 123e | 1971 Feb 10 |  |  |
| 128 | 1971 Aug 06 |  |  |
| 130b | 1975 May 25 |  |  |
| 122 | 1978 Mar 24 |  |  |
| 129c | 1982 Jul 06 |  |  |
| 128 | 1989 Aug 17 |  |  |
| 130 | 1993 Jun 04 |  |  |
| 122e | 1996 Apr 04  |  |  |
| 129 | 2000 Jul 16 |  |  |
There are 10 central lunar eclipses in this period.
| Saros | Eclipse | Viewing | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 128e | 2007 Aug 28  |  |  |
| 130 | 2011 Jun 15  |  |  |
| 129 | 2018 Jul 27  |  |  |
| 131b | 2022 May 16  |  |  |
| 136b | 2022 Nov 08  |  |  |
| 130 | 2029 Jun 26 |  |  |
| 129 | 2036 Aug 07 |  |  |
| 131 | 2040 May 26 |  |  |
| 136 | 2040 Nov 18 |  |  |
| 130 | 2047 Jul 07 |  |  |
There will be 15 central lunar eclipses in this period.
| Saros | Eclipse | Viewing | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 137b | 2051 Oct 19 |  |  |
| 131 | 2058 Jun 06 |  |  |
| 136 | 2058 Nov 30 |  |  |
| 130 | 2065 Jul 17 |  |  |
| 132b | 2069 May 06 |  |  |
| 137 | 2069 Oct 30 |  |  |
| 131 | 2076 Jun 17 |  |  |
| 136 | 2076 Dec 10 |  |  |
| 130e | 2083 Jul 29 |  |  |
| 132 | 2087 May 17 |  |  |
| 137 | 2087 Nov 10 |  |  |
| 131 | 2094 Jun 28 |  |  |
| 136 | 2094 Dec 21 |  |  |
| 133b | 2098 Apr 15 |  |  |
| Saros | Eclipse | Viewing | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | 2105 May 28 | ||
| 137 | 2105 Nov 21 | ||
| 139 | 2109 Sep 09 | ||
| 131 | 2112 Jul 09 | ||
| 136 | 2113 Jan 02 | ||
| 133 | 2116 Apr 27 | ||
| 138 | 2116 Oct 21 | ||
| 132 | 2123 Jun 09 | ||
| 137 | 2123 Dec 03 | ||
| 134 | 2127 Mar 28 | ||
| 139 | 2127 Sep 20 | ||
| 131 | 2130 Jul 21 | ||
| 132 | 2141 Jun 19 |
| Saros | Eclipse | Viewing | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 133 | 2152 May 18 | ||
| 126 | 2166 Feb 15 | ||
| 133 | 2170 May 30 | ||
| 138 | 2170 Nov 23 | ||
| 134 | 2181 Apr 29 | ||
| 139 | 2181 Oct 22 | ||
| 134 | 2199 May 10 | ||
| 139 | 2199 Nov 02 |
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A total lunar eclipse took place on 4 April 2015. It is the former of two total lunar eclipses in 2015, and the third in a tetrad. Other eclipses in the tetrad are those of 15 April 2014, 8 October 2014, and 28 September 2015.
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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Thursday, November 8, 1984, the last of three lunar eclipses in 1984. This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 90% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth, which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 4 hours and 28 minutes.
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Tuesday, January 20, 1981, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1981. In a rare total penumbral eclipse, the entire Moon was partially shaded by the Earth, and the shading across the Moon should have been quite visible at maximum eclipse. The penumbral phase lasted for 4 hours and 24 minutes in all, though for most of it, the eclipse was extremely difficult or impossible to see. The moon's apparent diameter was larger because the eclipse occurred 5.2 days after perigee.
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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday, January 9, 1963, the first of three lunar eclipses in 1963.
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