January 1963 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on January 9, 1963.[1]
This was a relatively rare total penumbral lunar eclipse with the moon passing entirely within the penumbral shadow without entering the darker umbral shadow.[2]
Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
Lunar year series
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
| 109 | 1962 Jul 17
|
Penumbral
|
1.33712 | 114 | 1963 Jan 09
|
Penumbral
|
-1.01282 | |
| 119 | 1963 Jul 06
|
Partial
|
0.61972 | 124 | 1963 Dec 30
|
Total
|
-0.28889 | |
| 129 | 1964 Jun 25
|
Total
|
-0.14611 | 134 | 1964 Dec 19
|
Total
|
0.38008 | |
| 139 | 1965 Jun 14
|
Partial
|
-0.90055 | 144 | 1965 Dec 08
|
Penumbral
|
1.07748 | |
| Last set | 1962 Aug 15 | Last set | 1962 Feb 19 | |||||
| Next set | 1966 May 04 | Next set | 1966 Oct 29 | |||||
See also
Notes
External links
- 1963 Jan 09 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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