December 1965 lunar eclipse
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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday, December 8, 1965. At maximum eclipse, 88% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth, which caused a slight shadow gradient across its disc; this subtle effect may have been visible to careful observers. No part of the Moon was in complete shadow. The eclipse lasted 4 hours and 1 minute overall.[1]
Visibility
[edit]Related lunar eclipses
[edit]Lunar year series
[edit]Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
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Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Gamma | |
109 | 1962 Jul 17![]() | Penumbral![]() | 1.33712 | 114 | 1963 Jan 09![]() | Penumbral![]() | -1.01282 | |
119 | 1963 Jul 06![]() | Partial![]() | 0.61972 | 124 | 1963 Dec 30![]() | Total![]() | -0.28889 | |
129 | 1964 Jun 25![]() | Total![]() | -0.14611 | 134 | 1964 Dec 19![]() | Total![]() | 0.38008 | |
139 | 1965 Jun 14![]() | Partial![]() | -0.90055 | 144 | 1965 Dec 08![]() | Penumbral![]() | 1.07748 | |
Last set | 1962 Aug 15 | Last set | 1962 Feb 19 | |||||
Next set | 1966 May 04 | Next set | 1966 Oct 29 |
Saros cycle
[edit]Lunar Saros series 144, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 20 total lunar eclipses.
First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1749 Jul 29
First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2146 Mar 28
First Total Lunar Eclipse: 2308 Jul 04
First Central Lunar Eclipse: 2362 Aug 06
Greatest Eclipse of the Lunar Saros 144: 2416 Sep 07
Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 2488 Oct 20
Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 2651 Jan 28
Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2867 Jun 08
Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 3011 Sep 04
Half-Saros cycle
[edit]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 151.
December 2, 1956 | December 13, 1974 |
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 144
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
[edit]- 1965 Dec 08 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC