June 1955 lunar eclipse
Appearance
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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on June 5, 1955.[1]
Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
Lunar year series
Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
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Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
110 | 1955 Jun 5![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
115 | 1955 Nov 29![]() |
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120 | 1956 May 24![]() |
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125 | 1956 Nov 18![]() |
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130 | 1957 May 13![]() |
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135 | 1957 Nov 7![]() |
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140 | 1958 May 3![]() |
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145 | 1958 Oct 27![]() |
Penumbral![]() | |
Last set | 1954 Jul 16 | Last set | 1955 Jan 8 | |||
Next set | 1958 Apr 4 | Next set | 1959 Sep 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 partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 117.
May 30, 1946 | June 10, 1964 |
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See also
Notes
- ^ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 110
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
- 1955 Jun 05 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC