Type: | penumbral |
Date: | 15 June 1973 |
Axis: | 1.1888° |
Gamma: | -1.32166 |
Magnitude: | 0.46852 |
Saros Ser: | 110 |
Saros No: | 69 of 72 |
Penumbral: | 204 minutes, 39.8 seconds |
P1: | 19:07:37.7 |
Greatest: | 20:49:57.5 |
P4: | 22:32:17.5 |
Previous: | January 1973 |
Next: | July 1973 |
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Friday, June 15, 1973, the second of four lunar eclipses in 1973, the first was a penumbral lunar eclipse on Thursday, January 18, the third being with a penumbral lunar eclipse on Sunday, July 15, and the last being with a partial lunar eclipse on Monday, December 10.[1]
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 117.