September 1959 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on September 17, 1959.[1]

Visibility

Lunar year series
Lunar eclipse series sets from 1958–1962
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing		 Type
Chart		 Saros Date
Viewing		 Type
Chart
102 1958 Apr 4
 Penumbral
112 1959 Mar 24
 Partial
 117 1959 Sep 17
 Penumbral
122 1960 Mar 13
 Total
 127 1960 Sep 5
 Total
132 1961 Mar 2
 Partial
 137 1961 Aug 26
 Partial
142 1962 Feb 19
 Penumbral
 147 1962 Aug 15
 Penumbral
Last set 1958 May 3 Last set 1958 Oct 27
Next set 1963 Jan 9 Next set 1962 Jul 17

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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 124.

September 12, 1950 September 22, 1968
gollark: What if TJ09 has been abducted by aliens?
gollark: Indeed.
gollark: Anyway, the commenter said:* sickness is a mechanic to make you pay attention* I should just wait for tj09 to magically fix viewbombing
gollark: Either that or "AAARGH, I wrote this code horribly... how long can I avoid fixing it?".
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See also

Notes
  1. Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 117
  2. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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