March 1978 lunar eclipse
The moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow
A total lunar eclipse took place on March 24, 1978. The moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow.[1]
Visibility
It was seen complete over Asia and Australia, and rising over Africa and Europe.
Related lunar eclipses
Lunar year series
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
| 112 | 1977 Apr 04 |
Partial |
117 | 1977 Sep 27 |
Penumbral | |
| 122 | 1978 Mar 24 |
Total |
127 | 1978 Sep 16 |
Total | |
| 132 | 1979 Mar 13 |
Partial |
137 | 1979 Sep 06 |
Total | |
| 142 | 1980 Mar 01 |
Penumbral |
147 | 1980 Aug 26 |
Penumbral | |
| Last set | 1976 May 13 | Last set | 1976 Nov 06 | |||
| Next set | 1981 Jan 20 | Next set | 1980 Jul 27 | |||
Tritos series
The tritos series repeats 31 days short of 11 years at alternating nodes. Sequential events have incremental Saros cycle indices.
This series produces 20 total eclipses between April 24, 1967 and August 1, 2167, only being partial on November 19, 2021.
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type chart | |
| 115 | 1901 Oct 27 |
Partial |
116 | 1912 Sep 26 |
Partial | |
| 117 | 1923 Aug 26 |
Partial |
118 | 1934 Jul 26 |
Partial | |
| 119 | 1945 Jun 25 |
Partial |
120 | 1956 May 24 |
Partial | |
| 121 | 1967 Apr 24 |
Total |
122 | 1978 Mar 24 |
Total | |
| 123 | 1989 Feb 20 |
Total |
124 | 2000 Jan 21 |
Total | |
| 125 | 2010 Dec 21 |
Total |
126 | 2021 Nov 19 |
Partial | |
| 127 | 2032 Oct 18 |
Total |
128 | 2043 Sep 19 |
Total | |
| 129 | 2058 Jun 6 |
Total |
130 | 2069 May 6 |
Total | |
| 131 | 2080 Apr 4 |
Total |
132 | 2091 Mar 5 |
Total | |
See also
- List of lunar eclipses
- List of 20th-century lunar eclipses
Notes
External links
- 1978 Mar 24 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
