August 1969 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday, August 27, 1969, the second of three penumbral lunar eclipses in 1969, the first being on Wednesday, April 2, and the last being on Thursday, September 25.[1] This is the last lunar eclipse of Saros 108
Visibility
Relation to other lunar eclipses
Lunar year series
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 1969–1973 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||||
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
| 108 | 1969 Aug 27 |
Penumbral |
-1.54066 | 113 | 1970 Feb 21 |
Partial |
0.96198 | |
| 118 | 1970 Aug 17 |
Partial |
-0.80534 | 123 | 1971 Feb 10 |
Total |
0.27413 | |
| 128 | 1971 Aug 6 |
Total |
-0.07944 | 133 | 1972 Jan 30 |
Total |
-0.42729 | |
| 138 | 1972 Jul 26 |
Partial |
0.71167 | 143 | 1973 Jan 18 |
Penumbral |
-1.08446 | |
| 148 | 1973 Jul 15 |
Penumbral |
1.51782 | |||||
| Last set | 1969 Sep 25 | Last set | 1969 Apr 2 | |||||
| Next set | 1973 Jun 15 | Next set | 1973 Dec 10 | |||||
See also
- List of lunar eclipses
- List of 20th-century lunar eclipses
Notes
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