Partial lunar eclipse on 13 March 1979

Partial lunar eclipse on 13 March 1979 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 13 March 1979

The Moon passed through Earth's shadow during this event. It was visible from wherever the Moon was above the horizon. The event belonged to Saros series 132.

Date (UTC)
13 March 1979 — 21:08 UTC
Saros series
132
Gamma
0.52530
Magnitude
0.8538
Max duration
197m 42s
Greatest eclipse point
3.00°, 46.00°
Catalog reference
5MKLE:9601

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
Greatest eclipse
13 March 1979 21:08 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1979
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)