This eclipse is a part of Saros series 128, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 71 events. The series started with a penumbral lunar eclipse on June 18, 1304. It contains partial eclipses from September 2, 1430 through May 11, 1827; total eclipses from May 21, 1845 through October 21, 2097; and a second set of partial eclipses from November 2, 2115 through May 17, 2440. The series ends at member 71 as a penumbral eclipse on August 2, 2566.
The longest duration of totality was produced by member 37 at 100 minutes, 43 seconds on July 26, 1953. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit.[1]
| Greatest | First | |||
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 The greatest eclipse of the series occurred on 1953 Jul 26, lasting 100 minutes, 43 seconds.[2] |
Penumbral | Partial | Total | Central |
| 1304 Jun 18 |
1430 Sep 02 |
1845 May 21 |
1899 Jun 23 | |
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2007 Aug 28
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2097 Oct 21
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2440 May 17 |
2566 Aug 02 | |
Eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.
| Series members 29–50 occur between 1801 and 2200: | |||||
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| 29 | 30 | 31 | |||
| 1809 Apr 30 | 1827 May 11 | 1845 May 21 | |||
| 32 | 33 | 34 | |||
| 1863 Jun 01 | 1881 Jun 12 | 1899 Jun 23 | |||
| 35 | 36 | 37 | |||
| 1917 Jul 04 | 1935 Jul 16 | 1953 Jul 26 | |||
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| 38 | 39 | 40 | |||
| 1971 Aug 06 | 1989 Aug 17 | 2007 Aug 28 | |||
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| 41 | 42 | 43 | |||
| 2025 Sep 07 | 2043 Sep 19 | 2061 Sep 29 | |||
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| 44 | 45 | 46 | |||
| 2079 Oct 10 | 2097 Oct 21 | 2115 Nov 02 | |||
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| 47 | 48 | 49 | |||
| 2133 Nov 12 | 2151 Nov 24 | 2169 Dec 04 | |||
| 50 | |||||
| 2187 Dec 15 | |||||
References
- ^ "NASA - Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 128". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
- ^ Listing of Eclipses of series 128