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 July 16, 1954.

Visibility

Related lunar eclipses

Lunar year series

Saros series

It was part of Saros series 138.

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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 145.

Tritos series

* Preceded: Lunar eclipse of August 15, 1943 * Followed: Lunar eclipse of June 14, 1965

Tzolkinex

* Preceded: Lunar eclipse of June 3, 1947 * Followed: Lunar eclipse of August 26, 1961

Notes

External links

* 1954-07 1954 in science July 1954 events {{lunar-eclipse-stub