June 1964 lunar eclipse
| Total Lunar Eclipse June 25, 1964 | |
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 The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals. | |
| Series | 129 (35 of 71) |
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A total lunar eclipse took place on June 25, 1964. The moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow.
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VisibilityEdit
It was completely visible from South America and Africa, seen as rising over North America, and setting over Europe and Western Asia.
Related lunar eclipsesEdit
Lunar year seriesEdit
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
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| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
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| 109 | 1962 Jul 17
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Penumbral
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114 | 1963 Jan 9
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| 119 | 1963 Jul 6
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Partial
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124 | 1963 Dec 30
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| 129 | 1964 Jun 25
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Total
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134 | 1964 Dec 19
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| 139 | 1965 Jun 14
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Partial
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144 | 1965 Dec 8
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| Last set | 1962 Aug 15 | Last set | 1962 Feb 19 | |||
| Next set | 1966 May 4 | Next set | 1966 Oct 29 | |||
Saros seriesEdit
Lunar saros cycle series 129, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 11 total lunar eclipses.
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 The greatest eclipse of the series occurred on 2000 Jul 16, lasting 106 minutes.[1] |
Penumbral | Partial | Total | Central |
| 1351 Jun 10 | 1513 Sep 15 | 1910 May 24 | 1946 Jun 14 | |
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| 2036 Aug 7 | 2090 Sep 8 | 2469 Apr 26 | 2613 Jul 24 | |
| 1910 May 24 | 1928 Jun 3 | 1946 Jun 14 | |||
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| 2018 Jul 27 | 2036 Aug 7 | 2054 Aug 18 | |||
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This is the 35th member of Lunar Saros 129. The previous event was the June 1946 lunar eclipse. The next event is the July 1982 lunar eclipse. Lunar Saros 129 contains 11 total lunar eclipses between 1910 and 2090. Solar Saros 136 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.
Half-Saros cycleEdit
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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 136.
| June 20, 1955 | June 30, 1973 |
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See alsoEdit
NotesEdit
- ^ "Saros Series of Lunar Eclipses". www.hermit.org.
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External linksEdit
- 1964 Jun 25 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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