December 1973 lunar eclipse
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A partial lunar eclipse took place on Monday, December 10, 1973, the last of four lunar eclipses in 1973. At maximum eclipse, a small bite out of the Moon should have been visible. The eclipse lasted for 1 hour, 8 minutes and 29.4 seconds, with just 10.069% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.[1] It occurred near perigee, and as described, such event was known as a supermoon.
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Partial eclipse | |||||||||||||
Date | 10 December 1973 | ||||||||||||
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Gamma | 0.96441 | ||||||||||||
Magnitude | 0.10069 | ||||||||||||
Saros cycle | 115 (55 of 72) | ||||||||||||
Partiality | 68 minutes, 29.4 seconds | ||||||||||||
Penumbral | 252 minutes, 7.4 seconds | ||||||||||||
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