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September 1979 lunar eclipse information


September 1979 lunar eclipse
Total eclipse
Date6 September 1979
Gamma−0.43050
Magnitude1.09358
Saros cycle137 (25 of 80)
Totality44 minutes, 24.7 seconds
Partiality191 minutes, 54.2 seconds
Penumbral305 minutes, 15.4 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P108:21:34.5
U109:18:14.6
U210:31:59.4
Greatest10:54:11.9
U311:16:24.1
U412:30:08.8
P413:26:49.9
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A total lunar eclipse took place on Thursday, September 6, 1979, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1979. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 44 minutes and 24.7 seconds. The Moon was 9.358% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours, 11 minutes and 54.1 seconds in total.[1]

This event followed the annular solar eclipse of August 22, 1979.

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