A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Tuesday, July 17, 1962. This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 2 hours and 48 minutes, just 39% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow). [1]

Visibility

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1962–1965
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date
Viewing		 Type
Chart		 Saros Date
Viewing		 Type
Chart
109 1962 Jul 17
 Penumbral
 114 1963 Jan 9
 Penumbral
119 1963 Jul 6
 Partial
 124 1963 Dec 30
 Total
129 1964 Jun 25
 Total
 134 1964 Dec 19
 Total
139 1965 Jun 14
 Partial
 144 1965 Dec 8
 Penumbral
Last set 1962 Aug 15 Last set 1962 Feb 19
Next set 1966 May 4 Next set 1966 Oct 29

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 116.

July 11, 1953 July 22, 1971

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 109
  2. ↑ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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