August 1859 lunar eclipse

The August 1859 lunar eclipse was a total lunar eclipse that occurred on Saturday, August 13, 1859. This was the second and last lunar eclipse in 1859, as well as the last lunar eclipse in the 1850's. The totality for this eclipse lasted 106 minutes and 28 seconds, the longest duration since May 3, 459 (106 minutes and 32 seconds). A totality of this length will not occur again until August 19, 4753 (106 minutes and 35 seconds). During the totality of this eclipse, the moon was in the constellation of Capricornus.

Visibility
The eclipse was visible in Asia, Europe, Australia/Oceania, Africa, and most of Alaska.

Lunar eclipses of 1859

 * Total lunar eclipse on 17 February

Solar eclipses of 1859

 * Partial solar eclipse on 3 February
 * Partial solar eclipse on 4 March
 * Partial solar eclipse on 29 July
 * Partial solar eclipse on 29 August

Saros series
Lunar Saros 126, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days, contains 70 member events. In Lunar Saros 126, there are 14 total eclipses. The first total eclipse in this series was on June 19, 1769, and the last one was on November 9, 2003. The longest totality in this series was on August 13, 1859 when totality was 106 minutes and 28 seconds.