Saros cycle series 117 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 117, Fred Espenak
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See also
* List of lunar eclipses
** List of Saros series for lunar eclipses
Notes
External links
www.hermit.org: Saros 117
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Lunar saros series