Total lunar eclipse on 24 March 1978

Total lunar eclipse on 24 March 1978 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 24 March 1978

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 122.

Date (UTC)
24 March 1978 — 16:22 UTC
Saros series
122
Gamma
-0.21400
Magnitude
1.4518
Max duration
90m 42s
Greatest eclipse point
-2.00°, 116.00°
Catalog reference
5MKLE:9599

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
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Greatest eclipse
24 March 1978 16:22 UTC
Last contact
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← Eclipses in 1978
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)