| Total Lunar Eclipse September 5, 1960 | |
|---|---|
| (No photo) | |
 The Moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals. | |
| Series | 127 (39 of 72) |
| Gamma | 0.2422 |
| Magnitude | 1.4239 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Totality | 1:26:40 |
| Partial | 3:30:50 |
| Penumbral | 5:26:44 |
| Contacts UTC | |
| P1 | 8:38:30 |
| U1 | 9:36:27 |
| U2 | 10:38:30 |
| Greatest | 11:21:51 |
| U3 | 12:05:12 |
| U4 | 13:07:15 |
| P4 | 14:05:12 |
A total lunar eclipse took place on Monday, September 5, 1960. The Moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow.[1]
This is the 39th member of Lunar Saros 127. The previous event is the August 1942 lunar eclipse. The next event is the September 1978 lunar eclipse.