Total Lunar Eclipse
December 30, 1963
(No photo)

The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals.
Series124 (46 of 74)
Gamma-0.2889
Magnitude1.3350
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Totality1:18:07
Partial3:24:18
Penumbral5:19:57
Contacts UTC
P18:27:25
U19:25:16
U210:28:22
Greatest11:07:25
U311:46:28
U412:49:34
P413:27:25

A total lunar eclipse took place on Monday, December 30, 1963. The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 18 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 33.5% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 24 minutes in total.[1]

Visibility

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1962–1965
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
109 1962 Jul 17
Penumbral
114 1963 Jan 9
Penumbral
119 1963 Jul 6
Partial
124 1963 Dec 30
Total
129 1964 Jun 25
Total
134 1964 Dec 19
Total
139 1965 Jun 14
Partial
144 1965 Dec 8
Penumbral
Last set 1962 Aug 15 Last set 1962 Feb 19
Next set 1966 May 4 Next set 1966 Oct 29

Saros series

It was part of Saros series 124.

Tritos

Tzolkinex

See also

Notes


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