Total lunar eclipse, 16 September 1978

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    A total lunar eclipse on 16 September 1978, with totality lasting 78m 36s, 18:25–19:44 UT. Visible from the entire night side of the Earth; the Moon stands overhead near 2.0°S 73.0°E. Umbral magnitude 1.327, saros 127.

    Type
    Total lunar
    Date
    16 September 1978
    Totality
    18:25–19:44 UT · 78m 36s
    Partial phase
    17:21–20:48 UT
    Penumbral
    16:22–21:46 UT
    Umbral magnitude
    1.327
    Moon overhead near
    2.0°S 73.0°E
    Saros series
    127

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