June 1974 lunar eclipse
Partial eclipse
Date4 June 1974
Gamma−0.54887
Magnitude0.82695
Saros cycle120 (56 of 74)
Partiality193 minutes, 37.1 seconds
Penumbral341 minutes, 9.5 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P119:25:25.4 (4 Jun)
U120:39:08.1 (4 Jun)
Greatest22:15:58.8 (4 Jun)
U423:52:45.2 (4 Jun)
P401:06:34.9 (5 Jun)

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.[1]

Visibility

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).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 127.

May 30, 1965 June 11, 1983

Eclipses in 1974

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1973–1976
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing		 Type
Chart		 Gamma Saros Date
Viewing		 Type
Chart		 Gamma
110 1973 Jun 15
 Penumbral
 −1.32166 115 1973 Dec 10
 Partial
 0.96441
120 1974 Jun 04
 Partial
 −0.54887 125 1974 Nov 29
 Total
 0.30540
130 1975 May 25
 Total
 0.23674 135 1975 Nov 18
 Total
 −0.41343
140 1976 May 13
 Partial
 0.95860 145 1976 Nov 06
 Penumbral
 −1.12760
Last set 1973 Jul 15 Last set 1973 Jan 18
Next set 1977 Apr 04 Next set 1977 Sep 27

Tritos series

Tzolkinex

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 120
  2. ↑ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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