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Template:Lunar Saros series 148

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This eclipse is a part of Saros series 148, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 70 events. The series started with a penumbral lunar eclipse on July 15, 1973. It contains partial eclipses from October 10, 2117 through May 5, 2460; total eclipses from May 17, 2478 through September 14, 2676; and a second set of partial eclipses from September 25, 2694 through May 25, 3091. The series ends at member 70 as a penumbral eclipse on August 9, 3217.

The longest duration of totality will be produced by member 37 at 104 minutes, 29 seconds on July 10, 2568. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit.[1]

Greatest First
The greatest eclipse of the series will occur on 2568 Jul 10, lasting 104 minutes, 29 seconds.[2] Penumbral Partial Total Central
1973 Jul 15
2117 Oct 10
2478 May 25
2514 Jun 08
Last
Central Total Partial Penumbral
2622 Aug 13
2676 Sep 14
3091 May 25
3217 Aug 09

Eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.

References

  1. ^ "NASA - Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 148". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
  2. ^ Listing of Eclipses of series 148