A concise summary of all lunar eclipses from 1961 through 1970 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: 1961 - 1970 | |||||
| Date | Eclipse Type | Saros | Umbral Magnitude | Eclipse Duration | Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility |
| 1961 Mar 02 | Partial | 132 | 0.805 | 03h14m | Asia, Australia, Pacific, N America |
| 1961 Aug 26 | Partial | 137 | 0.992 | 03h07m | Americas, Europe, Africa, Mid East |
| 1962 Feb 19 | Penumbral | 142 | -0.482 | - | Asia, Australia, Pacific, N America |
| 1962 Jul 17 | Penumbral | 109 | -0.578 | - | e Asia, Australia, Pacific, w Americas |
| 1962 Aug 15 | Penumbral | 147 | -0.356 | - | Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1963 Jan 09 | Penumbral | 114 | -0.014 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
| 1963 Jul 06 | Partial | 119 | 0.711 | 03h01m | S America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1963 Dec 30 | Total | 124 | 1.340 | 03h25m 01h19m |
Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas |
| 1964 Jun 25 | Total | 129 | 1.561 | 03h54m 01h41m |
Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
| 1964 Dec 19 | Total | 134 | 1.181 | 03h16m 01h00m |
e Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa, c Asia |
| 1965 Jun 14 | Partial | 139 | 0.181 | 01h42m | Americas, Europe, Africa, sw Asia |
| 1965 Dec 08 | Penumbral | 144 | -0.114 | - | Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1966 May 04 | Penumbral | 111 | -0.067 | - | S America, Europe, Africa, c Asia, Australia |
| 1966 Oct 29 | Penumbral | 116 | -0.121 | - | e Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas |
| 1967 Apr 24 | Total | 121 | 1.342 | 03h23m 01h19m |
Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas |
| 1967 Oct 18 | Total | 126 | 1.147 | 03h39m 01h01m |
Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas |
| 1968 Apr 13 | Total | 131 | 1.117 | 03h15m 00h50m |
Americas, Europe, Africa |
| 1968 Oct 06 | Total | 136 | 1.174 | 03h35m 01h04m |
Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas |
| 1969 Apr 02 | Penumbral | 141 | -0.300 | - | Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1969 Aug 27 | Penumbral | 108 | -0.946 | - | e Asia, Australia, w Americas |
| 1969 Sep 25 | Penumbral | 146 | -0.090 | - | Europe, Africa, Asia, Austrlia |
| 1970 Feb 21 | Partial | 113 | 0.051 | 00h55m | e Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas, w Europe |
| 1970 Aug 17 | Partial | 118 | 0.413 | 02h12m | Americas, Europe, Africa, Mid East |
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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