November 1976 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on November 6, 1976, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1976.[1]

Saros series

This is the 9th member of Lunar Saros 145. The previous event was the October 1958 lunar eclipse. The next event is the November 1994 lunar eclipse. Solar Saros 152 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.

Eclipse season

This event followed the Total solar eclipse of October 23, 1976.

Visibility

It was visible over Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, seen rising over Americas and setting over Asia and Australia.

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  Chart of moon's path through the earth's shadow
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  The orientation of the earth as viewed from the center of the moon during greatest eclipse

Related lunar eclipses

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1973–1976
Ascending node					Descending node
Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart	Gamma		Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart	Gamma
110	1973 Jun 15	Penumbral	-1.32166		115	1973 Dec 10	Partial	0.96441
120	1974 Jun 04	Partial	-0.54887		125	1974 Nov 29	Total	0.30540
130	1975 May 25	Total	0.23674		135	1975 Nov 18	Total	-0.41343
140	1976 May 13	Partial	0.95860		145	1976 Nov 06	Penumbral	-1.12760
Last set	1973 Jul 15				Last set	1973 Jan 18
Next set	1977 Apr 04				Next set	1977 Sep 27

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 152.

November 2, 1967	November 12, 1985

See also

• List of lunar eclipses
• List of 20th-century lunar eclipses

Notes

1. Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 145
2. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros

External links

• 1976 Nov 06 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC