December 1973 lunar eclipse

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. It occurred near perigee, and as described, such event was known as a supermoon.

Eclipses in 1973

 * An annular solar eclipse on Thursday, 4 January 1973.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on Thursday, 18 January 1973.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on Friday, 15 June 1973.
 * A total solar eclipse on Saturday, 30 June 1973.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on Sunday, 15 July 1973.
 * A partial lunar eclipse on Monday, 10 December 1973.
 * An annular solar eclipse on Monday, 24 December 1973.

Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 122.