A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Monday, February 19, 1962, with an umbral magnitude of −0.4865. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into the Earth's penumbra. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. Occurring about 1.3 days before apogee (on February 20, 1962, at 20:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.
Visibility The eclipse was completely visible over east and northeast Asia, Australia, and northwestern North America, seen rising over the western half of Asia and setting over much of North America.
Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+February 19, 1962 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 0.61204 Umbral Magnitude −0.48649 Gamma 1.25115 Sun Right Ascension 22h09m56.0s Sun Declination -11°19'41.9" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'10.7" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9" Moon Right Ascension 10h11m07.8s Moon Declination +12°24'59.8" Moon Semi-Diameter 14'43.6" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°54'02.8" ΔT 34.1 s
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.
+ Eclipse season of February 1962 February 5Descending node (new moon) February 19Ascending node (full moon) Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 130 Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 142
Related eclipses Eclipses in 1962 A total solar eclipse on February 5. A penumbral lunar eclipse on February 19. A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 17. An annular solar eclipse on July 31. A penumbral lunar eclipse on August 15.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 3, 1958 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 8, 1965
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 8, 1955 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 2, 1969
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 14, 1953 Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 23, 1951 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 18, 1973
Lunar Saros 142 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 9, 1944 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 1, 1980
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 12, 1933 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 30, 1991
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 20, 1875 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 20, 2048
Lunar eclipses of 1958–1962
Saros 142
Tritos series
Inex 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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 149. February 14, 1953February 25, 1971
See also List of lunar eclipses List of 20th-century lunar eclipses
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