A penumbral

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 Thursday, September 25, 1969, the last of three penumbral lunar eclipses in 1969, the first being on Wednesday, April 2, and the second being on Wednesday, August 27. At maximum eclipse, 90% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth, which caused a slight shadow gradient across its disc; this subtle effect may have been visible to careful observers. No part of the Moon was in complete shadow. The eclipse lasted 4 hours and 5 minutes overall.

Visibility

It was completely visible over Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. Lunar eclipse from moon-1969Sep25

Related lunar eclipses

Lunar year 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 153 Saros cycle series 153 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 70 events, with 63 before 3000 AD. All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon's ascending node. This solar saros is l ...

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* Preceded: Lunar eclipse of August 15, 1962 * Followed: Lunar eclipse of November 6, 1976

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* 1969-09 1969 in science {{lunar-eclipse-stub