December_1973_lunar_eclipse

December 1973 lunar eclipse

December 1973 lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

A partial lunar eclipse took place on Monday, December 10, 1973, the last of four lunar eclipses in 1973. At maximum eclipse, a small bite out of the Moon should have been visible. The eclipse lasted for 1 hour, 8 minutes and 29.4 seconds, with just 10.069% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.[1] It occurred near perigee, and as described, such event was known as a supermoon.

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Eclipses in 1973

Lunar year series

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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 partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 122.

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See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 115
  2. [2]
    Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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