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June 1973 lunar eclipse

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June 1973 lunar eclipse
Penumbral eclipse
Date15 June 1973
Gamma−1.32166
Magnitude0.46852
Saros cycle110 (69 of 72)
Penumbral204 minutes, 39.8 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P119:07:37.7
Greatest20:49:57.5
P422:32:17.5

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Friday, June 15, 1973, the second of four lunar eclipses in 1973, the first was a penumbral lunar eclipse on Thursday, January 18, the third being with a penumbral lunar eclipse on Sunday, July 15, and the last being with a partial lunar eclipse on Monday, December 10.[1]

Visibility

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Eclipses in 1973

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Lunar year series

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Lunar eclipse series sets from 1973–1976
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Gamma Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Gamma
110 1973 Jun 15
Penumbral
−1.32166 115 1973 Dec 10
Partial
0.96441
120 1974 Jun 04
Partial
−0.54887 125 1974 Nov 29
Total
0.30540
130 1975 May 25
Total
0.23674 135 1975 Nov 18
Total
−0.41343
140 1976 May 13
Partial
0.95860 145 1976 Nov 06
Penumbral
−1.12760
Last set 1973 Jul 15 Last set 1973 Jan 18
Next set 1977 Apr 04 Next set 1977 Sep 27

Half-Saros cycle

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A 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 117.

June 10, 1964 June 21, 1982

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 110
  2. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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