A concise summary of all lunar eclipses from 1951 through 1960 is presented in the following table. Diagrams and maps for each eclipse may be seen by clicking the eclipse's Date. This links to a figure showing the Moon's path through Earth's shadow(s) and a world map illustrating the region of visibility for that particular eclipse. These figures are described in greater detail in the Key to Lunar Eclipse Maps. Each figure is stored as a GIF file of about 60 kilobytes. The Eclipse Type (Penumbral, Partial or Total) is given followed by the number of the Saros series. Eclipses belonging to a given Saros series recur every 18 years 11 days. The Umbral Magnitude[1] (fourth column) gives the fraction of the Moon's diameter immersed in Earth's umbral shadow at the instant of greatest eclipse. The Eclipse Duration[2] gives the length of the partial eclipse. If the eclipse is total, then the duration of the total phase is also listed in bold. Finally, the Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility[3] provides a brief description of the region where each eclipse will be seen.
| Lunar Eclipses: 1951 - 1960 | |||||
| Date | Eclipse Type | Saros | Umbral Magnitude | Eclipse Duration | Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility |
| 1951 Feb 21 | Penumbral | 103 | -1.060 | - | Africa, Europe, Asia, w Australia |
| 1951 Mar 23 | Penumbral | 141 | -0.361 | - | e Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas |
| 1951 Aug 17 | Penumbral | 108 | -0.840 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa |
| 1951 Sep 15 | Penumbral | 146 | -0.187 | - | Asia, Australia, Pacific, w N America |
| 1952 Feb 11 | Partial | 113 | 0.088 | 01h12m | Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
| 1952 Aug 05 | Partial | 118 | 0.537 | 02h28m | e S America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1953 Jan 29 | Total | 123 | 1.336 | 03h46m 01h25m |
Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
| 1953 Jul 26 | Total | 128 | 1.868 | 03h36m 01h41m |
Asia, Autralia, Pacific, w Americas |
| 1954 Jan 19 | Total | 133 | 1.037 | 03h24m 00h30m |
Americas, Europe, Africa, w Asia |
| 1954 Jul 16 | Partial | 138 | 0.411 | 02h22m | Americas, Europe, Africa, w Asia |
| 1955 Jan 08 | Penumbral | 143 | -0.137 | - | Asia, Australia, Pacific, N America |
| 1955 Jun 05 | Penumbral | 110 | -0.445 | - | Asia, Australia, Pacific |
| 1955 Nov 29 | Partial | 115 | 0.125 | 01h16m | Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific |
| 1956 May 24 | Partial | 120 | 0.969 | 03h25m | Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific |
| 1956 Nov 18 | Total | 125 | 1.323 | 03h30m 01h19m |
ne Asia, Pacific, Americas, Europe, w Africa |
| 1957 May 13 | Total | 130 | 1.304 | 03h32m 01h18m |
e N America, S America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1957 Nov 07 | Total | 135 | 1.035 | 03h27m 00h30m |
e Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, Pacific, w N America |
| 1958 Apr 04 | Penumbral | 102 | -0.937 | - | Americas, w Africa, w Europe |
| 1958 May 03 | Partial | 140 | 0.015 | 00h27m | e Asia, Australia, Pacific, w Americas |
| 1958 Oct 27 | Penumbral | 145 | -0.308 | - | Asia, Australia, Pacific |
| 1959 Mar 24 | Partial | 112 | 0.270 | 01h51m | e S America, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1959 Sep 17 | Penumbral | 117 | -0.044 | - | S America, Europe, Africa |
| 1960 Mar 13 | Total | 122 | 1.519 | 03h40m 01h35m |
e Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas, w Europe, w Africa |
| 1960 Sep 05 | Total | 127 | 1.430 | 03h32m 01h27m |
e Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas |
Geographic abreviations (used above): n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, c = central
[1] Umbral magnitude is the fraction of the Moon's diameter obscured by Earth's Umbra. For penumbral eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always less than 0. For partial eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always greater than 0 and less than 1. For total eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always greater than or equal to 1.
[2] Eclipse Duration is the duration of a partial eclipse. If the eclipse is total, the duration of totality is given in bold.
[3] Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility is the portion of Earth's surface where a lunar eclipse can be seen.
Every link in the following table displays a page containing 10 years of lunar eclipses. Each eclipse has links to diagrams, maps and saros tables.
| Ten Year Tables of Lunar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-1910 | 1911-1920 | 1921-1930 | 1931-1940 | 1941-1950 | |
| 1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | |
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Special thanks to National Space Club summer interns Christopher Barrow for his valuable assistance in preparing this web page (July 2004) and Sumit Dutta for meticulously updating the Eclipse Web Site to NASA/W3C standards (July 2005).
All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Some of the information presented on this web site is based on data originally published in Fifty Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035.
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:
"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC"
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