March 1980 lunar eclipse
| Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
| Date | 1 March 1980 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamma | 1.22701 | ||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.65455 | ||||||||
| Saros cycle | 142 (16 of 74) | ||||||||
| Penumbral | 238 minutes, 33.3 seconds | ||||||||
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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, March 1, 1980, the first of three penumbral lunar eclipses in 1980. This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 65.455% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 3 hours, 58 minutes and 33.3 seconds.[1]
Visibility[edit]
The penumbral eclipse was visible in northeast in North America, east in South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, seen rising over the Americas and setting over Asia and Australia.
Related lunar eclipses[edit]
Eclipses in 1980[edit]
- A total solar eclipse on Saturday, 16 February 1980.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on Saturday, 1 March 1980.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on Sunday, 27 July 1980.
- An annular solar eclipse on Sunday, 10 August 1980.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on Tuesday, 26 August 1980.
Lunar year series[edit]
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 1977–1980 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||||
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
| 112 | 1977 Apr 04
|
Partial
|
−0.91483 | 117 | 1977 Sep 27
|
Penumbral
|
1.07682 | |
| 122 | 1978 Mar 24
|
Total
|
−0.21402 | 127 | 1978 Sep 16
|
Total
|
0.29510 | |
| 132 | 1979 Mar 13
|
Partial
|
0.52537 | 137 | 1979 Sep 06
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Total
|
−0.43050 | |
| 142 | 1980 Mar 01
|
Penumbral
|
1.22701 | 147 | 1980 Aug 26
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Penumbral
|
−1.16082 | |
| Last set | 1976 May 13 | Last set | 1976 Nov 06 | |||||
| Next set | 1981 Jan 20 | Next set | 1980 Jul 27 | |||||
Half-Saros cycle[edit]
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 partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 149.
| February 25, 1971 | March 7, 1989 |
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See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 142
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links[edit]
- 1980 Mar 01 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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