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March 1979 lunar eclipse

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March 13, 1979

March 1979 lunar eclipse

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A partial lunar eclipse took place on March 13, 1979.

This event followed the total solar eclipse of February 26, 1979.

Saros series

Lunar saros series 132, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 12 total lunar eclipses.

There are 11 series events between 1901 and 2100, grouped into threes (called an exeligmos), each column with approximately the same viewing longitude on earth.

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March 1979 lunar eclipse Wikipedia