Total lunar eclipse on 30 January 1972

Total lunar eclipse on 30 January 1972 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 30 January 1972

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 133, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
30 January 1972 — 10:53 UTC
Saros series
133
Gamma
-0.42730
Magnitude
1.0497
Max duration
34m 48s
Greatest eclipse point
17.00°, -160.00°
Catalog reference
5MKLE:9585

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
Greatest eclipse
30 January 1972 10:53 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1972
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)