• Source: August 1961 lunar eclipse

A partial lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, August 26, 1961, the second of two partial lunar eclipses in 1961. This nearly total lunar eclipse of Saros cycle 137 preceded the first total eclipse on September 6, 1979. It took place around lunar perigee, therefore as a result, the Moon appeared larger than usual. It was the largest partial lunar eclipse since October 28, 1939, making it the second largest partial lunar eclipse of the 20th century.




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Related lunar eclipses






= Lunar year series

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= Saros series

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It is part of Saros series 137.




= Tritos series

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Preceded: Lunar eclipse of September 26, 1950
Followed: Lunar eclipse of July 26, 1972




= Tzolkinex

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Preceded: Lunar eclipse of July 16, 1954
Followed: Lunar eclipse of October 6, 1968




See also


List of lunar eclipses
List of 20th-century lunar eclipses




Notes






External links


1961 Aug 26 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC

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