Partial lunar eclipse on 24 March 1959

Partial lunar eclipse on 24 March 1959 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 24 March 1959

The Moon passed through Earth's shadow during this event. It was visible from wherever the Moon was above the horizon. The event belonged to Saros series 112.

Date (UTC)
24 March 1959 — 20:11 UTC
Saros series
112
Gamma
-0.87570
Magnitude
0.2643
Max duration
109m 30s
Greatest eclipse point
-2.00°, 58.00°
Catalog reference
5MKLE:9556

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
Greatest eclipse
24 March 1959 20:11 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1959
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)