A partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, June 14, 1965, with an umbral magnitude of 0.1767. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when one part of the Moon is in the Earth's umbra, while the other part is in the Earth's penumbra. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. Occurring about 3.4 days before apogee (on June 17, 1965, at 10:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.
Visibility The eclipse was completely visible over South America, west and southern Africa, and Antarctica, seen rising over North America and the eastern Pacific Ocean and setting over Europe, northeast Africa, and west, central, and south Asia.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+June 14, 1965 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 1.23505 Umbral Magnitude 0.17670 Gamma −0.90055 Sun Right Ascension 05h28m37.7s Sun Declination +23°14'54.4" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'44.8" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 17h28m04.9s Moon Declination -24°03'29.9" Moon Semi-Diameter 14'52.7" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°54'36.3" ΔT 36.1 s
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.
+ Eclipse season of May–June 1965 May 30Ascending node (new moon) June 14Descending node (full moon) Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 127 Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 139
Related eclipses Eclipses in 1965 A total solar eclipse on May 30. A partial lunar eclipse on June 14. An annular solar eclipse on November 23. A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 8.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 26, 1961 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 2, 1969
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 3, 1958 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 26, 1972
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 8, 1956 Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 20, 1974
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 16, 1954 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 13, 1976
Lunar Saros 139 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 3, 1947 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 25, 1983
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 4, 1936 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 25, 1994
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 13, 1878 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 14, 2052
Lunar eclipses of 1962–1965
Saros 139
Tritos series
Inex series
Half-Saros cycle A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 146. June 8, 1956June 20, 1974
See also List of lunar eclipses List of 20th-century lunar eclipses
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