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.

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

Visibility

Relation to other lunar eclipses

Lunar year series
Lunar eclipse series sets during 1969–1973
Ascending node   Descending node
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).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 155 on the third and fourth columns.

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See also

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


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