Total lunar eclipse on 5 September 1960

Total lunar eclipse on 5 September 1960 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 5 September 1960

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 127, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
5 September 1960 — 11:21 UTC
Saros series
127
Gamma
0.24220
Magnitude
1.4239
Max duration
86m 42s
Greatest eclipse point
-6.00°, -171.00°
Catalog reference
5MKLE:9559

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
Greatest eclipse
5 September 1960 11:21 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1960
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)