A penumbral

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 Sunday, July 27, 1980, the second of three penumbral lunar eclipses in 1980. This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 2 hours, 17 minutes and 36.3 seconds, just 25.354% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow). The moon passed in the northern edge of the Earth's penumbral shadow, and was the 70th lunar eclipse of Saros cycle

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. The Moon's apparent diameter was 3.1 days before perigee (Perigee on Wednesday, July 30, 1980), the Moon's apparent diameter was 2.2% larger than average.

Visibility

It was completely visible over Europe, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Asia and Australia, seen rising over Europe and Africa and setting over Asia and Australia. Lunar eclipse from moon-1980Jul27

Related lunar eclipses

Eclipses in 1980

* A total solar eclipse on Saturday, 16 February 1980. * A penumbral lunar eclipse on Saturday, 1 March 1980. * A penumbral lunar eclipse on Sunday, 27 July 1980. * An annular solar eclipse on Sunday, 10 August 1980. * A penumbral lunar eclipse on Tuesday, 26 August 1980.

Lunar year 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 one partial solar eclipse of

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Saros series

This lunar eclipse is the third to last member of Saros series 109. The next event is on August 8, 1998. The previous event was on July 17, 1962.

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