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]
Visibility
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Related lunar eclipses
editLunar year series
edit| Lunar eclipse series sets from 1962–1965 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
| 109 | 1962 Jul 17 |
Penumbral |
1.33712 | 114 | 1963 Jan 09 |
Penumbral |
-1.01282 | |
| 119 | 1963 Jul 06 |
Partial |
0.61972 | 124 | 1963 Dec 30 |
Total |
-0.28889 | |
| 129 | 1964 Jun 25 |
Total |
-0.14611 | 134 | 1964 Dec 19 |
Total |
0.38008 | |
| 139 | 1965 Jun 14 |
Partial |
-0.90055 | 144 | 1965 Dec 08 |
Penumbral |
1.07748 | |
| Last set | 1962 Aug 15 | Last set | 1962 Feb 19 | |||||
| Next set | 1966 May 04 | Next set | 1966 Oct 29 | |||||
Half-Saros cycle
editA 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
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edit- ^ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 109
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
edit- 1962 Jul 17 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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