Penumbral lunar eclipse on 18 January 1973

Penumbral lunar eclipse on 18 January 1973 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 18 January 1973

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 143.

Date (UTC)
18 January 1973 — 21:17 UTC
Saros series
143
Gamma
-1.08440
Magnitude
0.8655
Max duration
236m 30s
Greatest eclipse point
19.00°, 43.00°
Catalog reference
5MKLE:9587

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
Greatest eclipse
18 January 1973 21:17 UTC
Last contact
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About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)