July 1962 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Tuesday, July 17, 1962. This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 2 hours and 48 minutes, just 39% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow). [1]

Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
Lunar year series
Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
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Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
109 | 1962 Jul 17![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
114 | 1963 Jan 9![]() |
Penumbral![]() | |
119 | 1963 Jul 6![]() |
Partial![]() |
124 | 1963 Dec 30![]() |
Total![]() | |
129 | 1964 Jun 25![]() |
Total![]() |
134 | 1964 Dec 19![]() |
Total![]() | |
139 | 1965 Jun 14![]() |
Partial![]() |
144 | 1965 Dec 8![]() |
Penumbral![]() | |
Last set | 1962 Aug 15 | Last set | 1962 Feb 19 | |||
Next set | 1966 May 4 | Next set | 1966 Oct 29 |
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 116.
July 11, 1953 | July 22, 1971 |
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Notes
- Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 109
- Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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