Penumbral lunar eclipse on 8 January 1955

Penumbral lunar eclipse on 8 January 1955 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 8 January 1955

The Moon passed through Earth's shadow during this event. The whole night side of Earth could see it. The event belonged to Saros series 143.

Date (UTC)
8 January 1955 — 12:32 UTC
Saros series
143
Gamma
-1.09060
Magnitude
0.8555
Max duration
236m 0s
Greatest eclipse point
21.00°, 173.00°
Catalog reference
5MKLE:9546

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
Greatest eclipse
8 January 1955 12:32 UTC
Last contact
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About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)