Template:Lunar eclipse set 1969–1973

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This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of lunar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.[1]

The penumbral lunar eclipses on April 2, 1969 and September 25, 1969 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set, and the lunar eclipses on June 15, 1973 (penumbral) and December 10, 1973 (partial) occur in the next lunar year eclipse set.

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1969 to 1973
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Gamma Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Gamma
108 1969 Aug 27
Penumbral
−1.5407 113 1970 Feb 21
Partial
0.9620
118 1970 Aug 17
Partial
−0.8053 123 1971 Feb 10
Total
0.2741
128 1971 Aug 06
Total
−0.0794 133 1972 Jan 30
Total
−0.4273
138 1972 Jul 26
Partial
File:Lunar eclipse chart close-1972Jul26.png
0.7117 143 1973 Jan 18
File:Lunar eclipse from moon-1973Jan18.png
Penumbral
File:Lunar eclipse chart close-1973Jan18.png
−1.0845
148 1973 Jul 15
File:Lunar eclipse from moon-1973Jul15.png
Penumbral
File:Lunar eclipse chart close-1973Jul15.png
1.5178
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