August 1969 lunar eclipse
| Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left | |||||||||
| Date | August 27, 1969 | ||||||||
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| Gamma | −1.5407 | ||||||||
| Magnitude | −0.9514 | ||||||||
| Saros cycle | 108 (72 of 72) | ||||||||
| Penumbral | 31 minutes, 16 seconds | ||||||||
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A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, August 27, 1969, with an umbral magnitude of −0.9514. 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 2.25 days after perigee (on August 25, 1969, at 16:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
This was the last lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 108.