September 1960 lunar eclipse

{{Infobox lunar eclipse

| type = total

| image = Lunar eclipse chart close-1960Sep05.png

| caption = The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left

| date = September 5, 1960

| gamma = 0.2422

| magnitude = 1.4239

| saros_ser = 127

| saros_no = 39 of 72

| totality = 86 minutes, 40 seconds

| partiality = 210 minutes, 50 seconds

| penumbral = 326 minutes, 44 seconds

| p1 = 8:37:58

| u1 = 9:35:52

| u2 = 10:37:57

| greatest = 11:21:17

| u3 = 12:04:37

| u4 = 13:06:41

| p4 = 14:04:42

| previous = March 1960

| next = March 1961

}}

A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, September 5, 1960,{{cite web|title=September 4–5, 1960 Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/1960-september-5|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=29 December 2024}} with an umbral magnitude of 1.4239. It was a central lunar eclipse, in which part of the Moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. 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. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 2.5 days after perigee (on September 2, 1960, at 22:20 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.{{cite web|title=Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/distance.html?year=1960&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=29 December 2024}}

Visibility

The eclipse was completely visible over eastern Australia, northeast Asia, and northwestern North America, seen rising over western Australia and the eastern half of Asia and setting over North and South America.{{cite web|title=Total Lunar Eclipse of 1960 Sep 05|url=https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot1951/LE1960Sep05T.pdf|publisher=NASA|access-date=29 December 2024}}

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Eclipse details

Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.{{cite web|title=Total Lunar Eclipse of 1960 Sep 05|url=https://eclipsewise.com/lunar/LEprime/1901-2000/LE1960Sep05Tprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=29 December 2024}}

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|+September 5, 1960 Lunar Eclipse Parameters

! Parameter

! Value

Penumbral Magnitude

| 2.40311

Umbral Magnitude

| 1.42386

Gamma

| 0.24219

Sun Right Ascension

| 10h56m53.2s

Sun Declination

| +06°43'28.1"

Sun Semi-Diameter

| 15'52.0"

Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 08.7"

Moon Right Ascension

| 22h56m36.4s

Moon Declination

| -06°29'41.1"

Moon Semi-Diameter

| 16'12.2"

Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 0°59'28.1"

ΔT

| 33.5 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.

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|+ Eclipse season of September 1960

! September 5
Descending node (full moon)

September 20
Ascending node (new moon)

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| Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 127

Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 153

Related eclipses

= Eclipses in 1960 =

A total lunar eclipse on March 13.
A partial solar eclipse on March 27.
A total lunar eclipse on September 5.
A partial solar eclipse on September 20.

= Metonic =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 18, 1956
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 25, 1964

= Tzolkinex =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 26, 1953
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 18, 1967

= Half-Saros =

Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 1, 1951
Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 11, 1969

= Tritos =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 7, 1949
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 6, 1971

= Lunar Saros 127 =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 26, 1942
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 16, 1978

= Inex =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 26, 1931
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 17, 1989

= Triad =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 4, 1873
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 7, 2047

= Lunar eclipses of 1958–1962 =

= Saros 127 =

= 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 134.

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