January 1972 lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse took place on January 30, 1972, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1972. The moon entered the Earth's penumbral shadow at 30 January 1972 08:03:12.5 UTC and exited at 30 January 1972 13:43:37.9 UTC. The moon entered the Earth's umbral shadow at 30 January 1972 09:11:38.4 UTC and exited at 30 January 1972 12:35:03.1 UTC. Totality lasted 34 minutes, 47.7 seconds (34.795 min), between 10:35:57.4 UTC and 11:10:45.1 UTC.[1]

Total Lunar Eclipse
January 30, 1972
(No photo)

The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals.
Series133 (24 of 71)
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Totality34:47
Partial3:23:24
Penumbral5:40:25
Contacts
P18:03:12 UTC
U19:11:38
U210:35:57
Greatest10:53:22
U311:10:45
U412:35:03
P413:43:37

Visibility

It was completely visible over eastern Asia, New Zealand, northwestern North America, seen rising over Asia and Australia and setting over North America western South America.

Relation to other lunar eclipses

Lunar year series
Lunar eclipse series sets from 1969–1973
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing		 Type
Chart		 Saros Date
Viewing		 Type
Chart
108 1969 Aug 27
 Penumbral
 113 1970 Feb 21
 Partial
118 1970 Aug 17
 Partial
 123 1971 Feb 10
 Total
128 1971 Aug 6
 Total
 133 1972 Jan 30
 Total
138 1972 Jul 26
 Partial
 143 1973 Jan 18
 Penumbral
148 1973 Jul 15
 Penumbral
Last set 1969 Sep 25 Last set 1969 Apr 2
Next set 1973 Jun 15 Next set 1973 Dec 10

Half-Saros cycle

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 annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 140.

January 25, 1963 February 4, 1981

See also

Notes
  1. Saros series 133
  2. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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