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October 1968 Lunar Eclipse
A total lunar eclipse took place on Sunday, October 6, 1968, the second of two total eclipses in 1968, the first was on April 13, 1968. The tables below contain detailed predictions and additional information on the total lunar eclipse of October 6, 1968. Visibility It was completely visible over Asia, Australia, and North America, seen rising over central Asia, and setting over central North America. Related lunar eclipses Lunar year series Saros series It was part of Saros series 136. Tritos series * Preceded: Lunar eclipse of November 7, 1957 * Followed: Lunar eclipse of September 9, 1979 Tzolkinex * Preceded: Lunar eclipse of August 26, 1961 * Followed: Lunar eclipse of November 18, 1975 Half-Saros cycle A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, ''The half-saros'' This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipse ...
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November 1975 Lunar Eclipse
A total lunar eclipse took place on Tuesday, November 18, 1975, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 1975. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 40 minutes and 11.1 seconds. The Moon was 6.421% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours, 29 minutes and 2.1 seconds in total. Occurring only 4.9 days after apogee (Apogee on Friday, November 14, 1975), the Moon's apparent diameter was 4% smaller than average. Visibility It was completely visible over eastern North America, eastern South America, Europe, Africa and Asia, seen rising over the Americas and setting over Asia and the Indian Ocean. Related lunar eclipses Eclipses in 1975 * A partial solar eclipse on Sunday, 11 May 1975. * A total lunar eclipse on Sunday, 25 May 1975. * A partial solar eclipse on Monday, 3 November 1975. * A total lunar eclipse on Tuesday, 18 November 1975. Lunar year series Tr ...
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List Of 20th-century Lunar Eclipses
A total of 229 lunar eclipses took place in the 20th century: 83 penumbral, 65 partial and 81 total. See also: Lists of lunar eclipses, List of 19th-century lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses List Eclipses from 2001 to 2002 are included on the end to complete the final set. References This list was compiled with data calculated by Fred Espenak of NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. NASA was established in 1958, succeedi ...'s GSFC. {{DEFAULTSORT:20th-century lunar eclipses Lunar eclipses Lunar eclipses Lunar eclipses by time ...
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List Of Lunar Eclipses
There are several lists of lunar eclipses On the Moon, by the Earth ; Type * List of central lunar eclipses * Total penumbral lunar eclipse 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. The path for the Moon to pass within the penumbra and outside the umbra is ve ... ; Classification * List of saros series for lunar eclipses * Tetrad (astronomy) contains lists of tetrads in the late-20th and 21st centuries ; By era * Lunar eclipses by century * Historically significant lunar eclipses On Earth, by the Moon {{DEFAULTSORT:Lunar eclipses ...
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Solar Eclipse Of October 12, 1977
A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of the orbit on Wednesday, October 12, 1977. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Totality was visible in the Pacific Ocean, Colombia and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in .... Related eclipses Eclipses in 1977 * A partial lunar eclipse on Monday, 4 April 1977. * An annular solar eclipse o ...
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Solar Eclipse Of October 2, 1959
A total solar eclipse occurred on October 2, 1959. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Totality was visible from northeastern Massachusetts and the southern tip of New Hampshire in the United States, Canary Islands, Morocco, Spanish Sahara (today's West Sahara) including the capital city Laayoune, French Mauritania (today's Mauritania), Mali Federation (part now belonging to Mali), French Niger (today's Niger), British Nigeria (today's Nigeria), British Cameroons and French Cameroons (now belonging to Cameroon), French Chad (today's Chad) including the capital city Fort-Lamy, ...
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Solar Saros 143
Saros cycle series 143 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, containing 72 events. It consisted of 10 partial eclipses, 12 total eclipses, 4 hybrid events, 26 annular eclipses, and ends with 20 partial eclipses. The longest total eclipse of the series was in 1887 at 3 minutes and 50 seconds. All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon's ascending node. This solar saros is linked to Lunar Saros 136 Saros cycle series 136 for lunar eclipses occurs at the moon's ascending node, 18 years 11 and 1/3 days. It contains 72 events. Solar Saros 143, Solar saros 143 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternat .... Umbral eclipses Umbral eclipses (annular, total and hybrid) can be further classified as either: 1) Central (two limits), 2) Central (one limit) or 3) Non-Central (one limit). The statistical distribution of these classes in Saros series 143 appears in the following table. ...
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Saros (astronomy)
The saros () is a period of exactly 223 synodic months, approximately 6585.3211 days, or 18 years, 10, 11, or 12 days (depending on the number of leap years), 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 series of eclipses that are separated by one saros is called a ''saros series''. It corresponds to: *6,585.321347 solar days *18.029 years *223 synodic months *241.999 draconic months *18.999 eclipse years (38 eclipse seasons) *238.992 anomalistic months The 19 eclipse years means that if there is a solar eclipse (or lunar eclipse), then after one saros a new moon will take place at the same node of the orbit of the Moon, and under these circumstances another eclipse can occur. History The ear ...
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August 1961 Lunar Eclipse
A partial lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, August 26, 1961, the second of two partial lunar eclipses in 1961. This nearly total lunar eclipse of Saros cycle 137 preceded the first total eclipse on September 6, 1979. It took place around lunar perigee, therefore as a result, the Moon appeared larger than usual. It was the largest partial lunar eclipse since October 28, 1939, making it the second largest partial lunar eclipse of the 20th century The 20th (twentieth) century began on January 1, 1901 ( MCMI), and ended on December 31, 2000 ( MM). The 20th century was dominated by significant events that defined the modern era: Spanish flu pandemic, World War I and World War II, nuclear .... Visibility Related lunar eclipses Lunar year series Saros series It is part of Saros series 137. Tritos series * Preceded: Lunar eclipse of September 26, 1950 * Followed: Lunar eclipse of July 26, 1972 Tzolkinex * Preceded: Lunar eclipse of July 16, 1954 * Followed: ...
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