The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals.
Series
136 (17 of 72)
Gamma
0.36054
Magnitude
1.16913
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Totality
01h02m58.1s
Partial
03h33m57.9s
Penumbral
05h52m07.1s
Contacts (UTC)
P1
08:45:55.0
U1
09:54:55.4
U2
11:10:25.7
Greatest
11:41:56.0
U3
12:13:23.8
U4
13:28:53.3
P4
14:38:02.1
A total lunar eclipse took place on Sunday, October 6, 1968, the second of two total eclipses in 1968, the first was on April 13, 1968. The tables below contain detailed predictions and additional information on the total lunar eclipse of October 6, 1968.
Eclipse characteristics
Parameter
Value
Penumbral magnitude
2.22423
Umbral magnitude
1.16913
Gamma
0.36054
Epilson
0.3345º
Opposition times
Event
Calendar date & time
Julian date
Greatest eclipse
1968 Oct 06 at 11:42:35.0 TD (11:41:56.0 UT1)
2440135.987453
Ecliptic opposition
1968 Oct 06 at 11:46:44.1 TD (11:46:05.2 UT1)
2440135.990337
Equatorial opposition
1968 Oct 06 at 12:05:11.4 TD (12:04:32.4 UT1)
2440136.003153
Geocentric coordinates of Sun and Moon
1968 Oct 06 at 11:42:35.0 TD (11:41:56.0 UT1)
Coordinate
Sun
Moon
Right ascension
12h48m51.9s
00h48m13.3s
Declination
-05°14'36.0"
+05°32'13.0"
Semi-diameter
16'00.2"
15'10.1"
Eq. hor. parallax
08.8"
0°55'39.9"
Geocentric libration of Moon
Angle
Value
l
4.6°
b
-0.4°
c
-21.4°
Earth's shadows
Parameter
Value
Penumbral radius
1.2062°
Umbral radius
0.6728°
Prediction parameters
Parameter
Value
Ephemerides
JPL DE406
ΔT
39.0 s
Shadow rule
Danjon
Shadow enlargement
1.010
Saros series
136 (17/72)
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