January 1963 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on January 9, 1963, the first of three lunar eclipses in 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[]

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

Saros series[]

Lunar Saros series 114, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 13 total lunar eclipses.

First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 0971 May 13

First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1115 Aug 07

First Total Lunar Eclipse: 1458 Feb 28

First Central Lunar Eclipse: 1530 Apr 12

Greatest Eclipse of Lunar Saros 114: 1584 May 24

Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 1638 Jun 26

Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 1674 Jul 17

Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1890 Nov 26

Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 2233 Jun 22

See also[]

• List of lunar eclipses
• List of 20th-century lunar eclipses

Notes[]

External links[]

• 1963 Jan 09 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC

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