| Type: | penumbral |
| Date: | 1 March 1980 |
| Axis: | 1.1060° |
| Gamma: | 1.22701 |
| Magnitude: | 0.65455 |
| Saros Ser: | 142 |
| Saros No: | 16 of 74 |
| Penumbral: | 238 minutes, 33.3 seconds |
| P1: | 18:45:54.9 |
| Greatest: | 20:45:13.1 |
| P4: | 22:44:28.2 |
| Previous: | September 1979 |
| Next: | July 1980 |
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, March 1, 1980, the first of three penumbral lunar eclipses in 1980. This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 65.455% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 3 hours, 58 minutes and 33.3 seconds.[1]
The penumbral eclipse was visible in northeast in North America, east in South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, seen rising over the Americas and setting over Asia and Australia.
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 149.