A total
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 Earth ...
took place on Thursday, June 25, 1964. The
Moon passed through the
center of the Earth's shadow.
Visibility
It was completely visible from South America and Africa, seen as rising over North America, and setting over Europe and Western Asia.
Related lunar eclipses
Lunar year series
Saros series
It last occurred on
June 14, 1946 and will next occur on
July 6, 1982.
This is the 35th member of
Lunar Saros 129
Saros cycle series 129 for lunar eclipses occurs at the moon's descending node, repeats every 18 years days.
The 129th lunar saros is associated with Solar Saros 136.
Lunar saros 129 contains 71 member events, with ...
. The previous event was the
June 1946 lunar eclipse. The next event is the
July 1982 lunar eclipse.
Lunar Saros 129
Saros cycle series 129 for lunar eclipses occurs at the moon's descending node, repeats every 18 years days.
The 129th lunar saros is associated with Solar Saros 136.
Lunar saros 129 contains 71 member events, with ...
contains 11 total lunar eclipses between 1910 and 2090.
Solar Saros 136 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each 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 total solar eclipses of
Solar Saros 136.
See also
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List of lunar eclipses
*
List of 20th-century lunar eclipses
Notes
External links
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1964-06
1964 in science
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