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May 1976 lunar eclipse information


May 1976 lunar eclipse
Partial eclipse
Date13 May 1976
Gamma0.95860
Magnitude0.12170
Saros cycle140 (23 of 79)
Partiality75 minutes, 23.8 seconds
Penumbral251 minutes, 54.4 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P117:48:22.8
U119:16:36.2
Greatest19:54:21.1
U420:32:00.0
P422:00:17.2
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A partial lunar eclipse took place on Thursday, May 13, 1976, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1976, the second being a penumbral lunar eclipse on November 6, 1976. At maximum eclipse, a small bite out of the Moon should have been visible. The eclipse lasted for 1 hour, 15 minutes and 23.8 seconds, with just 12.17% of the Moon in shadow at maximum. Occurring only 1.1 days after perigee (Perigee on Wednesday, May 12, 1976), the Moon's apparent diameter 5.4% larger than average.[1]

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