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Penumbral lunar eclipse August 17, 1951 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on August 17, 1951.[1] The northern edges of the moon entered the southern edge of the earth's penumbral shadow, leading to visually minimal dimming.
| Center of moon | Lunar north pole |
|---|---|
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| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date viewing |
Type chart |
Saros | Date viewing |
Type chart | |
| 103 | 1951 Feb 21 |
Penumbral |
108 | 1951 Aug 17 |
Penumbral | |
| 113 | 1952 Feb 11 |
Partial |
118 | 1952 Aug 5 |
Partial | |
| 123 | 1953 Jan 29 |
Total |
128 | 1953 Jul 26 |
Total | |
| 133 | 1954 Jan 19 |
Total |
138 | 1954 Jul 16 |
Partial | |
| 143 | 1955 Jan 8 |
Penumbral | ||||
| Last set | 1951 Mar 23 | Last set | 1951 Sep 15 | |||
| Next set | 1955 Nov 29 | Next set | 1955 Jun 5 | |||
This is the third of five Metonic lunar eclipses.
The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the Earth's shadow will in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date | Type | Saros | Date | Type | |
| 103 | 1951 Feb 21.88 | Penumbral | 108 | 1951 Aug 17.13 | Penumbral | |
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| 113 | 1970 Feb 21.35 | Partial | 118 | 1970 Aug 17.14 | Partial | |
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| 123 | 1989 Feb 20.64 | Total | 128 | 1989 Aug 17.13 | Total | |
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| 133 | 2008 Feb 21.14 | Total | 138 | 2008 Aug 16.88 | Partial | |
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| 143 | 2027 Feb 20.96 | Penumbral | 148 | 2027 Aug 17.30 | Penumbral | |
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