Total lunar eclipse on 16 September 1978

Total lunar eclipse on 16 September 1978 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 16 September 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 127.

Date (UTC)
16 September 1978 — 19:04 UTC
Saros series
127
Gamma
0.29510
Magnitude
1.3268
Max duration
78m 36s
Greatest eclipse point
-2.00°, 73.00°
Catalog reference
5MKLE:9600

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
Greatest eclipse
16 September 1978 19:04 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1978
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)