Summary
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday, January 9, 1963, the first of three lunar eclipses in 1963.[1]
This was a relatively rare total penumbral lunar eclipse with the moon passing entirely within the penumbral shadow without entering the darker umbral shadow.[2]
Visibility edit
Related lunar eclipses edit
Lunar year series edit
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
| 109 | 1962 Jul 17
|
Penumbral
|
114 | 1963 Jan 9
|
Penumbral
| |
| 119 | 1963 Jul 6
|
Partial
|
124 | 1963 Dec 30
|
Total
| |
| 129 | 1964 Jun 25
|
Total
|
134 | 1964 Dec 19
|
Total
| |
| 139 | 1965 Jun 14
|
Partial
|
144 | 1965 Dec 8
|
Penumbral
| |
| Last set | 1962 Aug 15 | Last set | 1962 Feb 19 | |||
| Next set | 1966 May 4 | Next set | 1966 Oct 29 | |||
Saros series edit
Lunar Saros series 114, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 13 total lunar eclipses.
First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 0971 May 13
First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1115 Aug 07
First Total Lunar Eclipse: 1458 Feb 28
First Central Lunar Eclipse: 1530 Apr 12
Greatest Eclipse of Lunar Saros 114: 1584 May 24
Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 1638 Jun 26
Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 1674 Jul 17
Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1890 Nov 26
Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 2233 Jun 22
See also edit
Notes edit
External links edit
- 1963 Jan 09 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC