Total lunar eclipse October 6, 1968
Total lunar eclipse
October 6, 1968
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| (No photo)
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The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals.
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| Series |
136 (17 of 72)
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| Gamma |
0.36054
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| Magnitude |
1.16913
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| Duration (hr:mn:sc)
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| Totality |
01h02m58.1s
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| Partial |
03h33m57.9s
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| Penumbral |
05h52m07.1s
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| Contacts (UTC)
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| P1 |
08:45:55.0
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| U1 |
09:54:55.4
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| U2 |
11:10:25.7
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| Greatest |
11:41:56.0
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| U3 |
12:13:23.8
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| U4 |
13:28:53.3
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| P4 |
14:38:02.1
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A total lunar eclipse took place on Sunday, October 6, 1968, the second of two total eclipses in 1968, the first was on April 13, 1968. The tables below contain detailed predictions and additional information on the total lunar eclipse of October 6, 1968.
| Eclipse characteristics
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| Parameter |
Value
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| Penumbral magnitude |
2.22423
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| Umbral magnitude |
1.16913
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| Gamma |
0.36054
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| Epilson |
0.3345º
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| Opposition times
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| Event |
Calendar date & time |
Julian date
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| Greatest eclipse |
1968 Oct 06 at 11:42:35.0 TD (11:41:56.0 UT1) |
2440135.987453
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| Ecliptic opposition |
1968 Oct 06 at 11:46:44.1 TD (11:46:05.2 UT1) |
2440135.990337
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| Equatorial opposition |
1968 Oct 06 at 12:05:11.4 TD (12:04:32.4 UT1) |
2440136.003153
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| Geocentric coordinates of Sun and Moon
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| 1968 Oct 06 at 11:42:35.0 TD (11:41:56.0 UT1)
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| Coordinate |
Sun |
Moon
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| Right ascension |
12h48m51.9s |
00h48m13.3s
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| Declination |
-05°14'36.0" |
+05°32'13.0"
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| Semi-diameter |
16'00.2" |
15'10.1"
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| Eq. hor. parallax |
08.8" |
0°55'39.9"
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| Geocentric libration of Moon
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| Angle |
Value
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| l |
4.6°
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| b |
-0.4°
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| c |
-21.4°
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| Earth's shadows
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| Parameter |
Value
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| Penumbral radius |
1.2062°
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| Umbral radius |
0.6728°
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| Prediction parameters
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| Parameter |
Value
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| Ephemerides |
JPL DE406
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| ΔT |
39.0 s
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| Shadow rule |
Danjon
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| Shadow enlargement |
1.010
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| Saros series |
136 (17/72)
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