June 1974 lunar eclipse

A partial lunar eclipse took place on Tuesday, June 4, 1974, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1974. The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 3 hours and 14 minutes, with 82.695% of the Moon in darkness at maximum. Occurring 4.5 days before apogee (Apogee on Sunday, June 9, 1974), the Moon's apparent diameter was 4.4% smaller than average.

Saros series
It was part of Saros series 120.

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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 127.

Eclipses in 1974

 * A partial lunar eclipse on Tuesday, 4 June 1974.
 * A total solar eclipse on Thursday, 20 June 1974.
 * A total lunar eclipse on Friday, 29 November 1974.
 * A partial solar eclipse on Friday, 13 December 1974.

Tritos series

 * Preceded: Lunar eclipse of July 7, 1963
 * Followed: Lunar eclipse of May 4, 1985

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded: Lunar eclipse of April 24, 1967
 * Followed: Lunar eclipse of July 17, 1981