| Total eclipse | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | 16 September 1978 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gamma | 0.29510 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.32683 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 127 (40 of 72) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 78 minutes, 39 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 207 minutes, 11.6 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 323 minutes, 56.7 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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A total lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, September 16, 1978, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 1978. The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour, 18 minutes and 39 seconds, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 32.683% 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, 27 minutes and 11.6 seconds in total.[1]
This is the 40th member of Lunar Saros 127. The previous event is the September 1960 lunar eclipse. The next event is the September 1996 lunar eclipse.