October 1958 lunar eclipse
| Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left | |||||||||
| Date | October 27, 1958 | ||||||||
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| Gamma | −1.1571 | ||||||||
| Magnitude | −0.3118 | ||||||||
| Saros cycle | 145 (8 of 71) | ||||||||
| Penumbral | 257 minutes, 56 seconds | ||||||||
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A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, October 27, 1958, with an umbral magnitude of −0.3118. 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 only about 15 hours after apogee (on October 27, 1958, at 0:20 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.