Total lunar eclipse on 29 January 1953

Total lunar eclipse on 29 January 1953 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 29 January 1953

Earth's shadow fell on the Moon as the Sun, Earth and Moon lined up. It was visible from wherever the Moon was above the horizon. It was part of Saros series 123, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
29 January 1953 — 23:47 UTC
Saros series
123
Gamma
0.26060
Magnitude
1.3314
Max duration
84m 30s
Greatest eclipse point
18.00°, 7.00°
Catalog reference
5MKLE:9542

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
Greatest eclipse
29 January 1953 23:47 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1953
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)