| Total Lunar Eclipse December 30, 1963 | |
|---|---|
| (No photo) | |
 The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals. | |
| Series | 124 (46 of 74) |
| Gamma | -0.2889 |
| Magnitude | 1.3350 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Totality | 1:18:07 |
| Partial | 3:24:18 |
| Penumbral | 5:19:57 |
| Contacts UTC | |
| P1 | 8:27:25 |
| U1 | 9:25:16 |
| U2 | 10:28:22 |
| Greatest | 11:07:25 |
| U3 | 11:46:28 |
| U4 | 12:49:34 |
| P4 | 13:27:25 |
A total lunar eclipse took place on Monday, December 30, 1963. The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 18 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 33.5% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 24 minutes in total.[1]