October 1958 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Monday, October 27, 1958.[1]

Visibility

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Lunar year series

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Lunar eclipse series sets from 1955–1958
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
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Saros Date
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Type
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110 1955 Jun 5
 
Penumbral
 
115 1955 Nov 29
 
Partial
 
120 1956 May 24
 
Partial
 
125 1956 Nov 18
 
Total
 
130 1957 May 13
 
Total
 
135 1957 Nov 7
 
Total
 
140 1958 May 3
 
Partial
 
145 1958 Oct 27
 
Penumbral
 
Last set 1954 Jul 16 Last set 1955 Jan 8
Next set 1958 Apr 4 Next set 1959 Sep 17

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 solar eclipses of Solar Saros 152.

October 21, 1949 November 2, 1967
   

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Saros Series of Lunar Eclipses". moonblink.info. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  2. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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