January 1955 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, January 8, 1955.[1]
Visibility[edit]
Related lunar eclipses[edit]
Lunar year series[edit]
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
| 103 | 1951 Feb 21
|
Penumbral
|
108 | 1951 Aug 17
|
Penumbral
| |
| 113 | 1952 Feb 11
|
Partial
|
118 | 1952 Aug 5
|
Partial
| |
| 123 | 1953 Jan 29
|
Total
|
128 | 1953 Jul 26
|
Total
| |
| 133 | 1954 Jan 19
|
Total
|
138 | 1954 Jul 16
|
Partial
| |
| 143 | 1955 Jan 8
|
Penumbral
| ||||
| Last set | 1951 Mar 23 | Last set | 1951 Sep 15 | |||
| Next set | 1955 Nov 29 | Next set | 1955 Jun 5 | |||
Half-Saros cycle[edit]
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 150.
| January 3, 1946 | January 14, 1964 |
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See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 143
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links[edit]
- 1955 Jan 08 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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