Total lunar eclipse on 6 August 1971

Total lunar eclipse on 6 August 1971 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 6 August 1971

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 128.

Date (UTC)
6 August 1971 — 19:43 UTC
Saros series
128
Gamma
-0.07940
Magnitude
1.7283
Max duration
99m 24s
Greatest eclipse point
-17.00°, 66.00°
Catalog reference
5MKLE:9584

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
Greatest eclipse
6 August 1971 19:43 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1971
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)