Partial lunar eclipse on 17 July 1981

Partial lunar eclipse on 17 July 1981 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 17 July 1981

Earth's shadow fell on the Moon as the Sun, Earth and Moon lined up. The whole night side of Earth could see it. It was part of Saros series 119, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
17 July 1981 — 04:46 UTC
Saros series
119
Gamma
0.70450
Magnitude
0.5486
Max duration
163m 12s
Greatest eclipse point
-21.00°, -70.00°
Catalog reference
5MKLE:9607

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
Greatest eclipse
17 July 1981 04:46 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1981
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)