Total lunar eclipse on 6 September 1979

Total lunar eclipse on 6 September 1979 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 6 September 1979

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 137.

Date (UTC)
6 September 1979 — 10:54 UTC
Saros series
137
Gamma
-0.43050
Magnitude
1.0936
Max duration
44m 24s
Greatest eclipse point
-7.00°, -164.00°
Catalog reference
5MKLE:9602

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
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Greatest eclipse
6 September 1979 10:54 UTC
Last contact
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About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)