Saros cycle series 111 for
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 ...
s occurs at the moon's descending node, repeats every 18 years 11 and 1/3 days. It contains 71 events.
Lunar Eclipses of Saros 111, Fred Espenak
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The first total lunar eclipse of this series was on April 19, 1353, and last was on August 4, 1533. The longest occurrence of this series was on June 12, 1443 when the totality lasted 106 minutes.
See also
* List of lunar eclipses
** List of Saros series for lunar eclipses
Notes
External links
www.hermit.org: Saros 111
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Lunar saros series