A concise summary of all lunar eclipses from 1971 through 1980 is presented in the following table. Diagrams and maps for each eclipse may be seen by clicking the eclipse's Date. This links to a figure showing the Moon's path through Earth's shadow(s) and a world map illustrating the region of visibility for that particular eclipse. These figures are described in greater detail in the Key to Lunar Eclipse Maps. Each figure is stored as a GIF file of about 60 kilobytes. The Eclipse Type (Penumbral, Partial or Total) is given followed by the number of the Saros series. Eclipses belonging to a given Saros series recur every 18 years 11 days. The Umbral Magnitude[1] (fourth column) gives the fraction of the Moon's diameter immersed in Earth's umbral shadow at the instant of greatest eclipse. The Eclipse Duration[2] gives the length of the partial eclipse. If the eclipse is total, then the duration of the total phase is also listed in bold. Finally, the Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility[3] provides a brief description of the region where each eclipse will be seen.
| Lunar Eclipses: 1971 - 1980 | |||||
| Date | Eclipse Type | Saros | Umbral Magnitude | Eclipse Duration | Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility |
| 1971 Feb 10 | Total | 123 | 1.313 | 03h45m 01h23m |
e Asia, Australia, Americas, w Africa, w Europe |
| 1971 Aug 06 | Total | 128 | 1.734 | 03h36m 01h40m |
e S. America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1972 Jan 30 | Total | 133 | 1.054 | 03h24m 00h36m |
Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas |
| 1972 Jul 26 | Partial | 138 | 0.548 | 02h41m | Australia, Pacific, Americas, w Africa |
| 1973 Jan 18 | Penumbral | 143 | -0.124 | - | e Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1973 Jun 15 | Penumbral | 110 | -0.598 | - | e S. America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1973 Jul 15 | Penumbral | 148 | -0.953 | - | e Asia, Australia, Pacific, w Americas |
| 1973 Dec 10 | Partial | 115 | 0.107 | 01h11m | Americas, Europe, Africa, c Asia |
| 1974 Jun 04 | Partial | 120 | 0.832 | 03h14m | S. America, Europe, Africa, c Asia, Australia |
| 1974 Nov 29 | Total | 125 | 1.295 | 03h30m 01h17m |
Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific, w N America |
| 1975 May 25 | Total | 130 | 1.431 | 03h36m 01h29m |
e Australia, Pacific, Americas, Africa, w Europe |
| 1975 Nov 18 | Total | 135 | 1.068 | 03h30m 00h42m |
Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, w Australia |
| 1976 May 13 | Partial | 140 | 0.127 | 01h17m | e S. America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1976 Nov 06 | Penumbral | 145 | -0.256 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
| 1977 Apr 04 | Partial | 112 | 0.198 | 01h36m | Americas, Europe, Africa |
| 1977 Sep 27 | Penumbral | 117 | -0.131 | - | e Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas |
| 1978 Mar 24 | Total | 122 | 1.457 | 03h39m 01h31m |
Europe, Africa, Asia, Austraia, nw N America |
| 1978 Sep 16 | Total | 127 | 1.333 | 03h28m 01h20m |
Europe, Africa, Asia, Austraia |
| 1979 Mar 13 | Partial | 132 | 0.858 | 03h18m | S. America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1979 Sep 06 | Total | 137 | 1.099 | 03h13m 00h46m |
Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas |
| 1980 Mar 01 | Penumbral | 142 | -0.436 | - | Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1980 Jul 27 | Penumbral | 109 | -0.721 | - | Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1980 Aug 26 | Penumbral | 147 | -0.248 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa |
Geographic abreviations (used above): n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, c = central
[1] Umbral magnitude is the fraction of the Moon's diameter obscured by Earth's Umbra. For penumbral eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always less than 0. For partial eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always greater than 0 and less than 1. For total eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always greater than or equal to 1.
[2] Eclipse Duration is the duration of a partial eclipse. If the eclipse is total, the duration of totality is given in bold.
[3] Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility is the portion of Earth's surface where a lunar eclipse can be seen.
Every link in the following table displays a page containing 10 years of lunar eclipses. Each eclipse has links to diagrams, maps and saros tables.
| Ten Year Tables of Lunar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-1910 | 1911-1920 | 1921-1930 | 1931-1940 | 1941-1950 | |
| 1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | |
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Special thanks to National Space Club summer interns Christopher Barrow for his valuable assistance in preparing this web page (July 2004) and Sumit Dutta for meticulously updating the Eclipse Web Site to NASA/W3C standards (July 2005).
All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Some of the information presented on this web site is based on data originally published in Fifty Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035.
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:
"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC"
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