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A partial
lunar eclipse
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. Such alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Eart ...
took place on Monday, April 4, 1977, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1977. At maximum eclipse, a small bite out of the Moon should have been visible. The eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 34.76 minutes, with just 19.289% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.
Visibilility
It was completely visible over North America, South America, Europe and Asia, seen rising over the Pacific and setting over the Middle East.
Related lunar eclipses
Eclipses in 1977
* A partial lunar eclipse on Monday, 4 April 1977. * An annular solar eclipse on Monday, 18 April 1977. * A penumbral lunar eclipse on Tuesday, 27 September 1977. * A total solar eclipse on Wednesday, 12 October 1977.Lunar year series
Saros series
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 partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 119.See also
*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 ...
*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 ...
Notes
External links
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