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May 1985 lunar eclipse information


May 1985 lunar eclipse
Total eclipse
Date4 May 1985
Gamma0.35197
Magnitude1.23687
Saros cycle121 (54 of 84)
Totality67 minutes, 41.5 seconds
Partiality198 minutes, 57.6 seconds
Penumbral310 minutes, 20.4 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P117:21:14.4
U118:16:54.8
U219:22:33.0
Greatest19:56:24.1
U320:30:14.5
U421:35:52.4
P422:31:34.8
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A total lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, May 4, 1985, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 1985, the second being on October 28, 1985.[1]

This lunar eclipse is the first of a tetrad, four total lunar eclipses in series. The last series was in 1967 and 1968, starting with an April 1967 lunar eclipse, while the next was in 2003 and 2004, starting with a May 2003 lunar eclipse.

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