January 1963 lunar eclipse

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

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Lunar year series

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Lunar eclipse series sets from 1962–1965
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Gamma Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Gamma
109 1962 Jul 17
 
Penumbral
 
1.33712 114 1963 Jan 09
 
Penumbral
 
-1.01282
119 1963 Jul 06
 
Partial
 
0.61972 124 1963 Dec 30
 
Total
 
-0.28889
129 1964 Jun 25
 
Total
 
-0.14611 134 1964 Dec 19
 
Total
 
0.38008
139 1965 Jun 14
 
Partial
 
-0.90055 144 1965 Dec 08
 
Penumbral
 
1.07748
Last set 1962 Aug 15 Last set 1962 Feb 19
Next set 1966 May 04 Next set 1966 Oct 29

Saros series

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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

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Notes

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