Tetrad (astronomy)
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The frequency of tetrads varies by century with the frequency of total lunar eclipses.
In astronomy, a tetrad is a set of four total lunar eclipses within two consecutive years.[1]
List of tetrad events[]
1949–2000[]
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
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1949–50 | ||||||
Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
121 | 1949 Apr 13![]() |
Total![]() |
126 | 1949 Oct 07![]() |
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131 | 1950 Apr 02![]() |
Total![]() |
136 | 1950 Sep 26![]() |
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1967–68 | ||||||
Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
121 | 1967 Apr 24![]() |
Total![]() |
126 | 1967 Oct 18![]() |
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131 | 1968 Apr 13![]() |
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136 | 1968 Oct 6![]() |
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1985–86 | ||||||
Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
121 | 1985 May 04![]() |
Total![]() |
126 | 1985 Oct 28![]() |
Total![]() | |
131 | 1986 Apr 24![]() |
Total![]() |
136 | 1986 Oct 17![]() |
Total![]() |
2001–51[]
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003–04 | ||||||
Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
121![]() |
2003 May 16![]() |
total![]() |
126![]() |
2003 Nov 09![]() |
total![]() | |
131![]() |
2004 May 04![]() |
total![]() |
136![]() |
2004 Oct 28![]() |
total![]() | |
2014–15 | ||||||
Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
122![]() |
2014 Apr 15![]() |
Total![]() |
127 |
2014 Oct 08![]() |
Total![]() | |
132![]() |
2015 Apr 04![]() |
Total![]() |
137![]() |
2015 Sep 28![]() |
Total![]() | |
2032–33 | ||||||
Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
122 | 2032 Apr 25![]() |
Total![]() |
127 | 2032 Oct 18![]() |
Total![]() | |
132 | 2033 Apr 14![]() |
Total![]() |
137 | 2033 Oct 08![]() |
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2043–44 | ||||||
Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
123 | 2043 Mar 25![]() |
Total![]() |
128 | 2043 Sep 19![]() |
Total![]() | |
133 | 2044 Mar 13![]() |
Total![]() |
138 | 2044 Sep 07![]() |
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2050–51 | ||||||
Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
122 | 2050 May 06![]() |
Total![]() |
127 | 2050 Oct 30![]() |
Total![]() | |
132 | 2051 Apr 26![]() |
Total![]() |
137 | 2051 Oct 19![]() |
Total![]() |
See also[]
- Total penumbral lunar eclipse § Summary frequency of total penumbral, total umbral and tetrad events 501–2500 for statistics by century
References[]
Categories:
- Lunar eclipses