April 1958 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Friday, April 4, 1958, the first of three lunar eclipses in 1958. This was the last penumbral lunar eclipse of Saros cycle 102. In this extremely marginal eclipse, the Moon barely clipped the edge of the Earth's penumbral shadow. This caused a microscopic darkening of just 1% of the Moon's disc for 31 minutes exactly, which was essentially impossible to see.[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

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