A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday, June 13, 1984, the second of three lunar eclipses in 1984. This minor penumbral eclipse was visually imperceptible, but marks the first lunar eclipse in Saros series 149.[1]
| Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
| Date | 13 June 1984 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamma | −1.52403 | ||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.06474 | ||||||||
| Saros cycle | 149 (1 of 72) | ||||||||
| Penumbral | 73 minutes, 2.4 seconds | ||||||||
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Visibility
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Related lunar eclipses
editEclipses of 1984
edit- A penumbral lunar eclipse on May 15.
- An annular solar eclipse on May 30.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 13.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on November 8.
- A total solar eclipse on November 22.
Lunar year series
edit| Lunar eclipse series sets from 1980–1984 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
| 109 | 1980 Jul 27
|
Penumbral
|
1.41391 | 114 | 1981 Jan 20
|
Penumbral
|
−1.01421 | |
| 119 | 1981 Jul 17
|
Partial
|
0.70454 | 124 | 1982 Jan 09
|
Total
|
−0.29158 | |
| 129 | 1982 Jul 06
|
Total
|
−0.05792 | 134 | 1982 Dec 30
|
Total
|
0.37579 | |
| 139 | 1983 Jun 25
|
Partial
|
−0.81520 | 144 | 1983 Dec 20
|
Penumbral
|
1.07468 | |
| 149 | 1984 Jun 13
|
Penumbral
|
−1.52403 | |||||
| Last set | 1980 Aug 26 | Last set | 1980 Mar 13 | |||||
| Next set | 1984 May 15 | Next set | 1984 Nov 08 | |||||
See also
editNotes
editExternal links
edit- 1984 Jun 13 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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