December 1983 lunar eclipse
Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
Date | 20 December 1983 | ||||||||
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Gamma | 1.07468 | ||||||||
Magnitude | 0.88903 | ||||||||
Saros cycle | 144 (14 of 71) | ||||||||
Penumbral | 242 minutes, 20.6 seconds | ||||||||
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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Tuesday, December 20, 1983, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1983. At the maximum eclipse, 89% of the Moon's disk 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 2 minutes overall.[1]
Visibility
[edit]Related lunar eclipses
[edit]Eclipses in 1983
[edit]- A total solar eclipse at the Moon's ascending node of the orbit on Saturday, June 11th, 1983.
- A partial lunar eclipse at the Moon's descending node of the orbit on Saturday, June 25th, 1983.
- An annular solar eclipse at the Moon's descending node of the orbit on Sunday, December 04th, 1983.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse at the Moon's ascending node of the orbit on Tuesday, December 20th, 1983.
Lunar year series
[edit]Lunar eclipse series sets from 1980–1984 | ||||||||
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Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Gamma | |
109 | 1980 Jul 27![]() | Penumbral![]() | 1.41391 | 114 | 1981 Jan 20![]() | Penumbral![]() | −1.01421 | |
119 | 1981 Jul 17![]() | Partial![]() | 0.70454 | 124 | 1982 Jan 09![]() | Total![]() | −0.29158 | |
129 | 1982 Jul 06![]() | Total![]() | −0.05792 | 134 | 1982 Dec 30![]() | Total![]() | 0.37579 | |
139 | 1983 Jun 25![]() | Partial![]() | −0.81520 | 144 | 1983 Dec 20![]() | Penumbral![]() | 1.07468 | |
149 | 1984 Jun 13![]() | Penumbral![]() | −1.52403 | |||||
Last set | 1980 Aug 26 | Last set | 1980 Mar 13 | |||||
Next set | 1984 May 15 | Next set | 1984 Nov 08 |
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 13, 1974 | December 24, 1992 |
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[edit]- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of November 6, 1976
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of March 13, 1998
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]- 1983 Dec 20 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC