Partial lunar eclipse on 2 March 1961

Partial lunar eclipse on 2 March 1961 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 2 March 1961

Earth's shadow fell on the Moon as the Sun, Earth and Moon lined up. The whole night side of Earth could see it. It was part of Saros series 132, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
2 March 1961 — 13:28 UTC
Saros series
132
Gamma
0.55400
Magnitude
0.8006
Max duration
192m 54s
Greatest eclipse point
8.00°, 161.00°
Catalog reference
5MKLE:9560

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
Greatest eclipse
2 March 1961 13:28 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1961
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)