July 1962 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Tuesday, July 17, 1962. This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 2 hours and 48 minutes, just 39% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow). [1]

Visibility

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Lunar year series

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Lunar eclipse series sets from 1962–1965
Descending node   Ascending node
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

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 116.

July 11, 1953 July 22, 1971
   

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 109
  2. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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