August 1971 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse took place on Friday, August 6, 1971, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 1971. A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour, 39 minutes and 24.8 seconds plunged the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passed right through the centre of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may have been stained a deep orange or red colour at maximum eclipse. This was a great spectacle for everyone who saw it. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours, 35 minutes and 31.9 seconds in total. Occurring only 2.2 days before perigee (Perigee on Monday, August 9, 1971), the Moon's apparent diameter was 3.6% larger than average and the moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow.
| Total eclipse | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | 6 August 1971 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gamma | −0.07944 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.72830 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 128 (38 of 71) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 99 minutes, 24.8 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 215 minutes, 31.9 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 327 minutes, 33.3 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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