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March 1980 lunar eclipse

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March 1980 lunar eclipse
Penumbral eclipse
Date1 March 1980
Gamma1.22701
Magnitude0.65455
Saros cycle142 (16 of 74)
Penumbral238 minutes, 33.3 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P118:45:54.9
Greatest20:45:13.1
P422:44:28.2

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, March 1, 1980, the first of three penumbral lunar eclipses in 1980. This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 65.455% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 3 hours, 58 minutes and 33.3 seconds.[1]

Visibility

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The penumbral eclipse was visible in northeast in North America, east in South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, seen rising over the Americas and setting over Asia and Australia.

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Eclipses in 1980

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Lunar year series

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Lunar eclipse series sets from 1977–1980
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
viewing
Type
chart
Gamma Saros Date
viewing
Type
chart
Gamma
112 1977 Apr 04
Partial
−0.91483 117 1977 Sep 27
Penumbral
1.07682
122 1978 Mar 24
Total
−0.21402 127 1978 Sep 16
Total
0.29510
132 1979 Mar 13
Partial
0.52537 137 1979 Sep 06
Total
−0.43050
142 1980 Mar 01
Penumbral
1.22701 147 1980 Aug 26
Penumbral
−1.16082
Last set 1976 May 13 Last set 1976 Nov 06
Next set 1981 Jan 20 Next set 1980 Jul 27

Half-Saros cycle

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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 149.

February 25, 1971 March 7, 1989

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 142
  2. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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