January 1963 lunar eclipse
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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday, January 9, 1963, the first of three lunar eclipses in 1963.[1]
This was a relatively rare total penumbral lunar eclipse with the moon passing entirely within the penumbral shadow without entering the darker umbral shadow.[2]
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 series
[edit]Lunar Saros series 114, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 13 total lunar eclipses.
First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 0971 May 13
First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1115 Aug 07
First Total Lunar Eclipse: 1458 Feb 28
First Central Lunar Eclipse: 1530 Apr 12
Greatest Eclipse of Lunar Saros 114: 1584 May 24
Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 1638 Jun 26
Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 1674 Jul 17
Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1890 Nov 26
Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 2233 Jun 22
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]External links
[edit]- 1963 Jan 09 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC