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August 1969 lunar eclipse

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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday, August 27, 1969, the second of three penumbral lunar eclipses in 1969, the first being on Wednesday, April 2, and the last being on Thursday, September 25.[1] This is the last lunar eclipse of Saros 108.

Visibility

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Relation to other lunar eclipses

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Lunar year series

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Lunar eclipse series sets from 1969–1973
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Gamma Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Gamma
108 1969 Aug 27
Penumbral
−1.54066 113 1970 Feb 21
Partial
0.96198
118 1970 Aug 17
Partial
−0.80534 123 1971 Feb 10
Total
0.27413
128 1971 Aug 06
Total
−0.07944 133 1972 Jan 30
Total
−0.42729
138 1972 Jul 26
Partial
0.71167 143 1973 Jan 18
Penumbral
−1.08446
148 1973 Jul 15
Penumbral
1.51782
Last set 1969 Sep 25 Last set 1969 Apr 02
Next set 1973 Jun 15 Next set 1973 Dec 10

See also

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Notes

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