| Total eclipse | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | 4 May 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gamma | 0.35197 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.23687 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 121 (54 of 84) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 67 minutes, 41.5 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 198 minutes, 57.6 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 310 minutes, 20.4 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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A total lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, May 4, 1985, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 1985, the second being on October 28, 1985.[1]
This lunar eclipse is the first of a tetrad, four total lunar eclipses in series. The last series was in 1967 and 1968, starting with an April 1967 lunar eclipse, while the next was in 2003 and 2004, starting with a May 2003 lunar eclipse.