Saros cycle series 103 for lunar eclipses occurred at the moon's descending node, 18 years 11 and 1/3 days. It contained at least 82 events. [1]
| Cat. | Saros | Mem | Date | Time UT (hr:mn) | Type | Gamma | Magnitude | Duration (min) | Contacts UT (hr:mn) | Chart | |||||||
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| Greatest | Pen. | Par. | Tot. | P1 | P4 | U1 | U2 | U3 | U4 | ||||||||
| 05941 | 103 | 1 | 472 Sep 3 | 12:30:19 | Penumbral | -1.5287 | -0.9764 | 86.6 | 11:47:01 | 13:13:37 | |||||||
| 05988 | 103 | 2 | 490 Sep 14 | 19:57:05 | Penumbral | -1.4826 | -0.8922 | 121.9 | 18:56:08 | 20:58:02 | |||||||
| 06033 | 103 | 3 | 508 Sep 25 | 3:35:20 | Penumbral | -1.4447 | -0.8228 | 143.9 | 2:23:23 | 4:47:17 | [ dead link ] | ||||||
| 06078 | 103 | 4 | 526 Oct 06 | 11:21:56 | Penumbral | -1.4128 | -0.7643 | 159.4 | 10:02:14 | 12:41:38 | |||||||
| 06123 | 103 | 5 | 544 Oct 16 | 19:19:38 | Penumbral | -1.3888 | -0.7202 | 169.7 | 17:54:47 | 20:44:29 | |||||||
| 06169 | 103 | 6 | 562 Oct 28 | 3:24:31 | Penumbral | -1.3698 | -0.6852 | 177.0 | 1:56:01 | 4:53:01 | |||||||
| 06215 | 103 | 7 | 580 Nov 07 | 11:37:22 | Penumbral | -1.3563 | -0.6599 | 181.7 | 10:06:31 | 13:08:13 | |||||||
| 06262 | 103 | 8 | 598 Nov 18 | 19:55:27 | Penumbral | -1.3461 | -0.6405 | 184.8 | 18:23:03 | 21:27:51 | |||||||
| 06309 | 103 | 9 | 616 Nov 29 | 4:19:10 | Penumbral | -1.3394 | -0.6271 | 186.5 | 2:45:55 | 5:52:25 | |||||||
| 06355 | 103 | 10 | 634 Dec 10 | 12:44:10 | Penumbral | -1.3332 | -0.6143 | 187.8 | 11:10:16 | 14:18:04 | |||||||
| 06401 | 103 | 11 | 652 Dec 20 | 21:10:19 | Penumbral | -1.3269 | -0.6011 | 189.0 | 19:35:49 | 22:44:49 | |||||||
| 06446 | 103 | 12 | 671 Jan 01 | 5:35:08 | Penumbral | -1.3188 | -0.5841 | 190.7 | 3:59:47 | 7:10:29 | |||||||
| 06491 | 103 | 13 | 689 Jan 11 | 13:58:39 | Penumbral | -1.3085 | -0.5629 | 193.0 | 12:22:09 | 15:35:09 | |||||||
| 06536 | 103 | 14 | 707 Jan 22 | 22:16:17 | Penumbral | -1.2927 | -0.5314 | 196.9 | 20:37:50 | 23:54:44 | |||||||
| 06580 | 103 | 15 | 725 Feb 02 | 6:29:58 | Penumbral | -1.2731 | -0.4926 | 201.8 | 4:49:04 | 8:10:52 | |||||||
| 06624 | 103 | 16 | 743 Feb 13 | 14:36:05 | Penumbral | -1.2466 | -0.4409 | 208.4 | 12:51:53 | 16:20:17 | |||||||
| 06668 | 103 | 17 | 761 Feb 23 | 22:37:07 | Penumbral | -1.2151 | -0.3801 | 215.8 | 20:49:13 | 0:25:01 | |||||||
| 06712 | 103 | 18 | 779 Mar 07 | 6:28:42 | Penumbral | -1.1750 | -0.3034 | 224.8 | 4:36:18 | 8:21:06 | |||||||
| 06754 | 103 | 19 | 797 Mar 17 | 14:15:23 | Penumbral | -1.1301 | -0.2178 | 234.1 | 12:18:20 | 16:12:26 | |||||||
| 06795 | 103 | 20 | 815 Mar 28 | 21:53:31 | Penumbral | -1.0774 | -0.1181 | 244.1 | 19:51:28 | 23:55:34 | |||||||
| 06836 | 103 | 21 | 833 Apr 08 | 5:26:40 | Penumbral | -1.0197 | -0.0092 | 254.0 | 3:19:40 | 7:33:40 | |||||||
| 06876 | 103 | 22 | 851 Apr 19 | 12:52:52 | Partial | -0.9554 | 0.1116 | 264.0 | 74.6 | 10:40:52 | 15:04:52 | 12:15:34 | 13:30:10 | ||||
| 06917 | 103 | 23 | 869 Apr 29 | 20:16:05 | Partial | -0.8876 | 0.2386 | 273.4 | 106.9 | 17:59:23 | 22:32:47 | 19:22:38 | 21:09:32 | ||||
| 06958 | 103 | 24 | 887 May 11 | 3:34:50 | Partial | -0.8151 | 0.3739 | 282.2 | 130.8 | 1:13:44 | 5:55:56 | 2:29:26 | 4:40:14 | ||||
| 07000 | 103 | 25 | 905 May 21 | 10:51:32 | Partial | -0.7399 | 0.5141 | 290.2 | 149.7 | 8:26:26 | 13:16:38 | 9:36:41 | 12:06:23 | ||||
| 07040 | 103 | 26 | 923 Jun 01 | 18:07:03 | Partial | -0.6630 | 0.6571 | 297.3 | 165.0 | 15:38:24 | 20:35:42 | 16:44:33 | 19:29:33 | ||||
| 07081 | 103 | 27 | 941 Jun 12 | 1:23:11 | Partial | -0.5857 | 0.8003 | 303.4 | 177.3 | 22:51:29 | 3:54:53 | 23:54:32 | 2:51:50 | ||||
| 07122 | 103 | 28 | 959 Jun 23 | 8:40:46 | Partial | -0.5088 | 0.9426 | 308.4 | 187.2 | 6:06:34 | 11:14:58 | 7:07:10 | 10:14:22 | ||||
| 07163 | 103 | 29 | 977 Jul 03 | 16:00:39 | Total | -0.4331 | 1.0824 | 312.5 | 195.1 | 42.6 | 13:24:24 | 18:36:54 | 14:23:06 | 15:39:21 | 16:21:57 | 17:38:12 | |
| 07205 | 103 | 30 | 995 Jul 14 | 23:25:10 | Total | -0.3607 | 1.2159 | 315.7 | 201.0 | 66.0 | 20:47:19 | 2:03:01 | 21:44:40 | 22:52:10 | 23:58:10 | 1:05:40 | |
| 07249 | 103 | 31 | 1013 Jul 25 | 6:54:14 | Total | -0.2916 | 1.3429 | 318.0 | 205.5 | 79.5 | 4:15:14 | 9:33:14 | 5:11:29 | 6:14:29 | 7:33:59 | 8:36:59 | |
| 07294 | 103 | 32 | 1031 Aug 05 | 14:28:58 | Total | -0.2270 | 1.4616 | 319.6 | 208.6 | 88.0 | 11:49:10 | 17:08:46 | 12:44:40 | 13:44:58 | 15:12:58 | 16:13:16 | |
| 07339 | 103 | 33 | 1049 Aug 15 | 22:10:32 | Total | -0.1675 | 1.5706 | 320.6 | 210.5 | 93.5 | 19:30:14 | 0:50:50 | 20:25:17 | 21:23:47 | 22:57:17 | 23:55:47 | |
| 07383 | 103 | 34 | 1067 Aug 27 | 5:59:57 | Total | -0.1142 | 1.6680 | 321.1 | 211.7 | 96.7 | 3:19:24 | 8:40:30 | 4:14:06 | 5:11:36 | 6:48:18 | 7:45:48 | |
| 07427 | 103 | 35 | 1085 Sep 06 | 13:57:40 | Total | -0.0677 | 1.7526 | 321.2 | 212.1 | 98.3 | 11:17:04 | 16:38:16 | 12:11:37 | 13:08:31 | 14:46:49 | 15:43:43 | |
| 07473 | 103 | 36 | 1103 Sep 17 | 22:02:58 | Total | -0.0272 | 1.8262 | 321.1 | 212.1 | 98.9 | 19:22:25 | 0:43:31 | 20:16:55 | 21:13:31 | 22:52:25 | 23:49:01 | |
| 07519 | 103 | 37 | 1121 Sep 28 | 6:17:30 | Total | 0.0058 | 1.8648 | 320.8 | 211.9 | 98.9 | 3:37:06 | 8:57:54 | 4:31:33 | 5:28:03 | 7:06:57 | 8:03:27 | |
| 07565 | 103 | 38 | 1139 Oct 9 | 14:39:55 | Total | 0.0327 | 1.8147 | 320.5 | 211.4 | 98.5 | 11:59:40 | 17:20:10 | 12:54:13 | 13:50:40 | 15:29:10 | 16:25:37 | |
| 07612 | 103 | 39 | 1157 Oct 19 | 23:10:14 | Total | 0.0532 | 1.7763 | 320.1 | 211 | 97.9 | 20:30:11 | 1:50:17 | 21:24:44 | 22:21:17 | 23:59:11 | 0:55:44 | |
| 07659 | 103 | 40 | 1175 Oct 31 | 7:47:11 | Total | 0.0685 | 1.7476 | 319.8 | 210.5 | 97.4 | 5:07:17 | 10:27:05 | 6:01:56 | 6:58:29 | 8:35:53 | 9:32:26 | |
| 07705 | 103 | 41 | 1193 Nov 10 | 16:30:23 | Total | 0.0789 | 1.7279 | 319.6 | 210.2 | 96.9 | 13:50:35 | 19:10:11 | 14:45:17 | 15:41:56 | 17:18:50 | 18:15:29 | |
| 07751 | 103 | 42 | 1211 Nov 22 | 1:18:37 | Total | 0.0853 | 1.7157 | 319.4 | 209.9 | 96.6 | 22:38:55 | 3:58:19 | 23:33:40 | 0:30:19 | 2:06:55 | 3:03:34 | |
| 07798 | 103 | 43 | 1229 Dec 02 | 10:09:23 | Total | 0.0900 | 1.7070 | 319.2 | 209.7 | 96.3 | 7:29:47 | 12:48:59 | 8:24:32 | 9:21:14 | 10:57:32 | 11:54:14 | |
| 07843 | 103 | 44 | 1247 Dec 13 | 19:03:01 | Total | 0.0924 | 1.7025 | 319.0 | 209.6 | 96.2 | 16:23:31 | 21:42:31 | 17:18:13 | 18:14:55 | 19:51:07 | 20:47:49 | |
| 07888 | 103 | 45 | 1265 Dec 24 | 3:55:57 | Total | 0.0958 | 1.6966 | 318.9 | 209.5 | 96.0 | 1:16:30 | 6:35:24 | 2:11:12 | 3:07:57 | 4:43:57 | 5:40:42 | |
| 07933 | 103 | 46 | 1284 Jan 04 | 12:48:12 | Total | 0.0995 | 1.6903 | 318.7 | 209.4 | 95.9 | 10:08:51 | 15:27:33 | 11:03:30 | 12:00:15 | 13:36:09 | 14:32:54 | |
| 07978 | 103 | 47 | 1302 Jan 14 | 21:35:54 | Total | 0.1072 | 1.6768 | 318.5 | 209.3 | 95.6 | 18:56:39 | 0:15:09 | 19:51:15 | 20:48:06 | 22:23:42 | 23:20:33 | |
| 08021 | 103 | 48 | 1320 Jan 26 | 6:20:48 | Total | 0.1171 | 1.6594 | 318.3 | 209.2 | 95.2 | 3:41:39 | 8:59:57 | 4:36:12 | 5:33:12 | 7:08:24 | 8:05:24 | |
| 08063 | 103 | 49 | 1338 Feb 05 | 14:59:11 | Total | 0.1328 | 1.6315 | 318.0 | 208.9 | 94.5 | 12:20:11 | 17:38:11 | 13:14:44 | 14:11:56 | 15:46:26 | 16:43:38 | |
| 08105 | 103 | 50 | 1356 Feb 16 | 23:31:22 | Total | 0.1535 | 1.5946 | 317.6 | 208.5 | 93.3 | 20:52:34 | 2:10:10 | 21:47:07 | 22:44:43 | 0:18:01 | 1:15:37 | |
| 08146 | 103 | 51 | 1374 Feb 27 | 7:55:14 | Total | 0.1809 | 1.5452 | 317.0 | 207.8 | 91.3 | 5:16:44 | 10:33:44 | 6:11:20 | 7:09:35 | 8:40:53 | 9:39:08 | |
| 08187 | 103 | 52 | 1392 Mar 09 | 16:12:14 | Total | 0.2141 | 1.4854 | 316.1 | 206.7 | 88.4 | 13:34:11 | 18:50:17 | 14:28:53 | 15:28:02 | 16:56:26 | 17:55:35 | |
| 08228 | 103 | 53 | 1410 Mar 21 | 0:20:45 | Total | 0.2544 | 1.4125 | 315.0 | 205.0 | 83.9 | 21:43:15 | 2:58:15 | 22:38:15 | 23:38:48 | 1:02:42 | 2:03:15 | |
| 08270 | 103 | 54 | 1428 Mar 31 | 8:21:15 | Total | 0.3013 | 1.3273 | 313.4 | 202.5 | 77.2 | 5:44:33 | 10:57:57 | 6:40:00 | 7:42:39 | 8:59:51 | 10:02:30 | |
| 08312 | 103 | 55 | 1446 Apr 11 | 16:14:02 | Total | 0.3545 | 1.2303 | 311.3 | 199.1 | 67.0 | 13:38:23 | 18:49:41 | 14:34:29 | 15:40:32 | 16:47:32 | 17:53:35 | |
| 08353 | 103 | 56 | 1464 Apr 22 | 0:00:10 | Total | 0.4130 | 1.1235 | 308.5 | 194.6 | 50.8 | 21:25:55 | 2:34:25 | 22:22:52 | 23:34:46 | 0:25:34 | 1:37:28 | |
| 08393 | 103 | 57 | 1482 May 3 | 7:39:00 | Total | 0.4772 | 1.0059 | 305.0 | 188.5 | 11.5 | 5:06:30 | 10:11:30 | 6:04:45 | 7:33:15 | 7:44:45 | 9:13:15 | |
| 08433 | 103 | 58 | 1500 May 13 | 15:12:36 | Partial | 0.5457 | 0.8802 | 300.5 | 180.6 | 12:42:21 | 17:42:51 | 13:42:18 | 16:42:54 | ||||
| 08473 | 103 | 59 | 1518 May 24 | 22:40:54 | Partial | 0.6180 | 0.7473 | 295.0 | 170.5 | 20:13:24 | 1:08:24 | 21:15:39 | 0:06:09 | ||||
| 08514 | 103 | 60 | 1536 Jun 04 | 6:06:33 | Partial | 0.6920 | 0.6109 | 288.5 | 157.9 | 3:42:18 | 8:30:48 | 4:47:36 | 7:25:30 | ||||
| 08556 | 103 | 61 | 1554 Jun 15 | 13:27:59 | Partial | 0.7688 | 0.4691 | 280.7 | 141.8 | 11:07:38 | 15:48:20 | 12:17:05 | 14:38:53 | ||||
| 08599 | 103 | 62 | 1572 Jun 25 | 20:49:39 | Partial | 0.8446 | 0.3288 | 271.9 | 121.5 | 18:33:42 | 23:05:36 | 19:48:54 | 21:50:24 | ||||
| 08642 | 103 | 63 | 1590 Jul 17 | 4:09:55 | Partial | 0.9206 | 0.1879 | 261.7 | 93.9 | 1:59:04 | 6:20:46 | 3:22:58 | 4:56:52 | ||||
| 08685 | 103 | 64 | 1608 Jul 27 | 11:33:02 | Partial | 0.9936 | 0.0520 | 250.7 | 50.5 | 9:27:41 | 13:38:23 | 11:07:47 | 11:58:17 | ||||
| 08730 | 103 | 65 | 1626 Aug 07 | 18:56:24 | Penumbral | 1.0655 | -0.0820 | 238.2 | 16:57:18 | 20:55:30 | |||||||
| 08774 | 103 | 66 | 1644 Aug 18 | 2:25:18 | Penumbral | 1.1319 | -0.2062 | 225.2 | 0:32:42 | 4:17:54 | |||||||
| 08819 | 103 | 67 | 1662 Aug 29 | 9:57:01 | Penumbral | 1.1951 | -0.3247 | 211.1 | 8:11:28 | 11:42:34 | |||||||
| 08865 | 103 | 68 | 1680 Sep 08 | 17:35:19 | Penumbral | 1.2521 | -0.4320 | 196.8 | 15:56:55 | 19:13:43 | |||||||
| 08911 | 103 | 69 | 1698 Sep 20 | 1:18:39 | Penumbral | 1.3043 | -0.5308 | 181.8 | 23:47:45 | 2:49:33 | |||||||
| 08957 | 103 | 70 | 1716 Oct 01 | 9:10:11 | Penumbral | 1.3494 | -0.6163 | 167.3 | 7:46:32 | 10:33:50 | |||||||
| 09004 | 103 | 71 | 1734 Oct 12 | 17:08:05 | Penumbral | 1.3883 | -0.6908 | 153.1 | 15:51:32 | 18:24:38 | |||||||
| 09051 | 103 | 72 | 1752 Oct 23 | 1:12:56 | Penumbral | 1.4211 | -0.7539 | 139.7 | 0:03:05 | 2:22:47 | |||||||
| 09097 | 103 | 73 | 1770 Nov 03 | 9:24:30 | Penumbral | 1.4478 | -0.8057 | 127.5 | 8:20:45 | 10:28:15 | |||||||
| 09142 | 103 | 74 | 1788 Nov 13 | 17:42:36 | Penumbral | 1.4689 | -0.8471 | 116.8 | 16:44:12 | 18:41:00 | |||||||
| 09187 | 103 | 75 | 1806 Nov 26 | 2:05:38 | Penumbral | 1.4853 | -0.8797 | 107.8 | 1:11:44 | 2:59:32 | |||||||
| 09232 | 103 | 76 | 1824 Dec 06 | 10:32:41 | Penumbral | 1.4980 | -0.9053 | 100.3 | 9:42:32 | 11:22:50 | |||||||
| 09278 | 103 | 77 | 1842 Dec 17 | 19:02:29 | Penumbral | 1.5078 | -0.9253 | 94.1 | 18:15:26 | 19:49:32 | |||||||
| 09323 | 103 | 78 | 1860 Dec 28 | 3:33:54 | Penumbral | 1.5159 | -0.9419 | 88.7 | 2:49:33 | 4:18:15 | |||||||
| 09367 | 103 | 79 | 1879 Jan 08 | 12:04:10 | Penumbral | 1.5243 | -0.9587 | 82.3 | 11:23:01 | 12:45:19 | |||||||
| 09411 | 103 | 80 | 1897 Jan 18 | 20:33:07 | Penumbral | 1.5332 | -0.9763 | 74.5 | 19:55:52 | 21:10:22 | |||||||
| 09453 | 103 | 81 | 1915 Jan 31 | 4:57:42 | Penumbral | 1.5450 | -0.9989 | 62.0 | 4:26:42 | 5:28:42 | |||||||
| 09495 | 103 | 82 | 1933 Feb 10 | 13:17:33 | Penumbral | 1.5600 | -1.0270 | 39.6 | 12:57:45 | 13:37:21 | |||||||
| − | 103 | 83 | 1951 Feb 21 | 21:29[ citation needed ] | Penumbral/Miss | − | |||||||||||
The saros is a period of exactly 223 synodic months, approximately 6585.321 days, or 18 years plus 10, 11, or 12 days, and 8 hours, that can be used to predict eclipses of the Sun and Moon. One saros period after an eclipse, the Sun, Earth, and Moon return to approximately the same relative geometry, a near straight line, and a nearly identical eclipse will occur, in what is referred to as an eclipse cycle. A sar is one half of a saros.
A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, May 4, 2004, with an umbral magnitude of 1.3035. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 1.2 days before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, October 28, 2004, with an umbral magnitude of 1.3100. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 5.4 days before apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.
A total lunar eclipse took place on Friday, September 27, 1996, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1996, the first being on Thursday, April 4. This is the 41st member of Lunar Saros 127. The previous event is the September 1978 lunar eclipse. The next event is the October 2014 lunar eclipse.
A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Thursday, August 18, 2016, with an umbral magnitude of −0.9925. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into the Earth's penumbra. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. Occurring about 3.4 days before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Saturday, May 26, 2040, with an umbral magnitude of 1.5365. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 1.4 days before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
A total lunar eclipse took place on Tuesday, 6 July 1982, the second of three total lunar eclipses in 1982, and the only one that was in the descending node. A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 46 minutes plunged the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passed right through the centre of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may have been stained a deep orange or red colour at maximum eclipse. This was a great spectacle for everyone who saw it. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 56 minutes in total.
A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Sunday, April 2, 1950, with an umbral magnitude of 1.0329. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring only about 23 hours before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
A partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, March 12, 1914, with an umbral magnitude of 0.9111. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when one part of the Moon is in the Earth's umbra, while the other part is in the Earth's penumbra. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. Occurring only about 18 hours before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Wednesday, February 21, 1951, with a penumbral magnitude of 0.007. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into the Earth's penumbra. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. Occurring about 6.5 days after apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.
A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Sunday, July 26, 1953, with an umbral magnitude of 1.8629. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 2.1 days before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
A total penumbral lunar eclipse is a lunar eclipse that occurs when the Moon becomes completely immersed in the penumbral cone of the Earth without touching the umbra.
Saros cycle series 110 for solar eclipses occurred at the Moon's descending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 72 eclipses, 39 of which were umbral, all annular. This series began on 30 August 463 and ended on 17 October 1743. The annular eclipse with the longest duration was 29 December 1274 lasting 11 minutes and 44 seconds.
Saros cycle series 129 for lunar eclipses occurs at the moon's descending node, repeats every 18 years 11+1/3 days. The 129th lunar saros is associated with Solar Saros 136.
Saros cycle series 101 for lunar eclipses occurred at the moon's descending node, 18 years 11 and 1/3 days. It contained 72 events.
Saros cycle series 102 for lunar eclipses occurred at the moon's ascending node, 18 years 11 and 1/3 days. It contained 84 events.
Saros cycle series 104 for lunar eclipses occurred at the moon's ascending node, 18 years 11 and 1/3 days. It contained 72 events.
