October_1966_lunar_eclipse
October 1966 lunar eclipse
Penumbral lunar eclipse October 29, 1966
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, October 29, 1966, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1966. This was a deep penumbral eclipse, with over 90% within Penumbral Shadow.[1]
Lunar year series
More information Lunar eclipse series sets from 1966–1969, Descending node ...
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 1966–1969 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
| 111 | 1966 May 4 |
Penumbral |
1.05536 | 116 | 1966 Oct 29 |
Penumbral |
−1.05999 | |
| 121 | 1967 Apr 24 |
Total |
0.29722 | 126 | 1967 Oct 18 |
Total |
−0.36529 | |
| 131 | 1968 Apr 13 |
Total |
−0.41732 | 136 | 1968 Oct 6 |
Total |
0.36054 | |
| 141 | 1969 Apr 2 |
Penumbral |
−1.17648 | 146 | 1969 Sep 25 |
Penumbral |
1.06558 | |
| Last set | 1965 Jun 14 | Last set | 1965 Dec 8 | |||||
| Next set | 1970 Feb 21 | Next set | 1969 Aug 27 | |||||
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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.
More information Metonic events: May 4 and October 28, Descending node ...
| Metonic events: May 4 and October 28 | |
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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 123.
- Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
- 1966 Oct 29 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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