May 1966 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on May 4, 1966.^[1]

Visibility

Related lunar eclipses

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1966–1969

Descending node				Ascending node
Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart		Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart
111	1966 May 4	Penumbral		116	1966 Oct 29	Penumbral
121	1967 Apr 24	Total		126	1967 Oct 18	Total
131	1968 Apr 13	Total		136	1968 Oct 6	Total
141	1969 Apr 2	Penumbral		146	1969 Sep 25	Penumbral
Last set	1965 Jun 14			Last set	1965 Dec 8
Next set	1970 Feb 21			Next set	1969 Aug 27

Metonic series

The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the earth's shadow will in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

Ascending node	Descending node
1966 May 4 - Penumbral (111) 1985 May 4 - Total (121) 2004 May 4 - Total (131) 2023 May 5 - Penumbral (141)	1966 Oct 29 - Penumbral (116) 1985 Oct 28 - Total (126) 2004 Oct 28 - Total (136) 2023 Oct 28 - Partial (146) 2042 Oct 28 - Penumbral (156)

See also

• List of lunar eclipses
• List of 20th century lunar eclipses

Notes

1. ^ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 111

External links

• 1966 May 04 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC