Total lunar eclipse on 6 October 1968

Total lunar eclipse on 6 October 1968 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 6 October 1968

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 136, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
6 October 1968 — 11:41 UTC
Saros series
136
Gamma
0.36050
Magnitude
1.1691
Max duration
63m 0s
Greatest eclipse point
6.00°, -179.00°
Catalog reference
5MKLE:9577

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
Greatest eclipse
6 October 1968 11:41 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1968
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)