A partial

lunar eclipse A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. Such alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Earth ...

took place on Monday, April 4, 1977, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1977. At maximum eclipse, a small bite out of the Moon should have been visible. The eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 34.76 minutes, with just 19.289% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.

Visibilility

It was completely visible over North America, South America, Europe and Asia, seen rising over the Pacific and setting over the Middle East. Lunar eclipse from moon-1977Apr04

Related lunar eclipses

Eclipses in 1977

* A partial lunar eclipse on Monday, 4 April 1977. * An annular solar eclipse on Monday, 18 April 1977. * A penumbral lunar eclipse on Tuesday, 27 September 1977. * A total solar eclipse on Wednesday, 12 October 1977.

Lunar year series

Saros series

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, ''The half-saros'' This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of

Solar Saros 119 Saros cycle series 119 for solar eclipse A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of the Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs during an ...

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External links

* 1977-04 1977 in science April 1977 events {{lunar-eclipse-stub