July_1981_lunar_eclipse

July 1981 lunar eclipse

July 1981 lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse July 17, 1981

A partial lunar eclipse took place on Friday, July 17, 1981, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1981. The Earth's shadow on the Moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 55% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 43 minutes.[1]

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Visibility

The partial phase of this lunar eclipse was visible in southeastern North America, South America, western Africa, seen rising over northern North America, and setting over Western Europe and Eastern Africa.

Eclipses in 1981

Lunar year series

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Saros series

It was part of Saros series 119.

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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 126.

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Tritos series

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See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 119
  2. [2]
    Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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