May 1966 lunar eclipse
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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on May 4, 1966. It was visible from South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and Antarctica.[1]
Visibility[]
Related lunar eclipses[]
Lunar year series[]
Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
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Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
111 | 1966 May 4![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
116 | 1966 Oct 29![]() |
Penumbral![]() | |
121 | 1967 Apr 24![]() |
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126 | 1967 Oct 18![]() |
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131 | 1968 Apr 13![]() |
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136 | 1968 Oct 6![]() |
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141 | 1969 Apr 2![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
146 | 1969 Sep 25![]() |
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Last set | 1965 Jun 14 | Last set | 1965 Dec 8 | |||
Next set | 1970 Feb 21 | Next set | 1969 Aug 27 |
Saros series[]
Lunar Saros 111, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 11 total lunar eclipses. The first total lunar eclipse of this series was on , and last was on . The longest occurrence of this series was on when the totality lasted 106 minutes.
Metonic series[]
The metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the earth's shadow will in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.
Metonic events: May 4 and October 28 | |
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Descending node | Ascending node |
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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 solar eclipses of Solar Saros 118.
April 30, 1957 | May 11, 1975 |
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See also[]
- List of lunar eclipses
- List of 20th-century lunar eclipses
Notes[]
- ^ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 111
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links[]
- 1966 May 04 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
- 20th-century lunar eclipses
- 1966 in science
- Lunar eclipse stubs