January 1973 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Thursday, January 18, 1973, the first of four lunar eclipses in 1973, the second being with a penumbral lunar eclipse on Friday, June 15, the third being with a penumbral lunar eclipse on Sunday, July 15, and the last being with a partial lunar eclipse on Monday, December 10.[1]
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Visibility
Relation to other lunar eclipses
Lunar year series
Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
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Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
108 | 1969 Aug 27![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
113 | 1970 Feb 21![]() |
Partial![]() | |
118 | 1970 Aug 17![]() |
Partial![]() |
123 | 1971 Feb 10![]() |
Total![]() | |
128 | 1971 Aug 6![]() |
Total![]() |
133 | 1972 Jan 30![]() |
Total![]() | |
138 | 1972 Jul 26![]() |
Partial![]() |
143 | 1973 Jan 18![]() |
Penumbral![]() | |
148 | 1973 Jul 15![]() |
Penumbral![]() | ||||
Last set | 1969 Sep 25 | Last set | 1969 Apr 2 | |||
Next set | 1973 Jun 15 | Next set | 1973 Dec 10 |
Half-Saros cycle
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 150.
January 14, 1964 | January 25, 1982 |
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See also
- List of lunar eclipses
- List of 20th-century lunar eclipses
Notes
- Saros series 118
- Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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