Start date March 24, 1978 | ||
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Other Instances April 2099 lunar eclipse | ||
A total lunar eclipse took place on March 24, 1978. The moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow.
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This is the 54th member of Lunar Saros 122. The previous event is the March 1960 lunar eclipse. The next event is the April 1996 lunar eclipse.
Visibility
It was seen complete over Asia and Australia, and rising over Africa and Europe.
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.
References
March 1978 lunar eclipse Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA