July 1973 lunar eclipse

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

July 1973 lunar eclipse
Penumbral eclipse
Date15 July 1973
Gamma1.51782
Magnitude0.10468
Saros cycle148 (1 of 71)
Penumbral99 minutes, 8 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P110:49:04.0
Greatest11:38:33.4
P412:28:12.0

This is the last lunar eclipse of Lunar eclipse set 1969–1973, but it is the first lunar eclipse of Saros series 148.

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Relation to other lunar eclipses edit

Eclipses in 1973 edit

Lunar year series edit

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1969–1973
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Gamma Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Gamma
108 1969 Aug 27
 
Penumbral
 
−1.54066 113 1970 Feb 21
 
Partial
 
0.96198
118 1970 Aug 17
 
Partial
 
−0.80534 123 1971 Feb 10
 
Total
 
0.27413
128 1971 Aug 06
 
Total
 
−0.07944 133 1972 Jan 30
 
Total
 
−0.42729
138 1972 Jul 26
 
Partial
 
0.71167 143 1973 Jan 18
 
Penumbral
 
−1.08446
148 1973 Jul 15
 
Penumbral
 
1.51782
Last set 1969 Sep 25 Last set 1969 Apr 02
Next set 1973 Jun 15 Next set 1973 Dec 10

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).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 155 on the third and fourth columns.

June 17, 1928 June 29, 1946 July 9, 1964 July 20, 1982
       

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros

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