June 2010 lunar eclipse
A partial lunar eclipse occurred on 26 June 2010, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2010. At maximum eclipse, 53.68% of the Moon was covered by the Earth's shadow.
| Partial Lunar Eclipse 26 June 2010 | |
|---|---|
From Canberra, Australia at 11:31 UTC | |
This chart shows the right-to-left hourly motion of the Moon through the Earth's shadow. | |
| Series (and member) | 120 (58 of 84) |
| Magnitude | 0.5368 |
| Gamma | -0.7091 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Partial | 2:42:52 |
| Penumbral | 5:22:07 |
| Contacts (UTC) | |
| P1 | 8:57:24 |
| U1 | 10:16:58 |
| Greatest | 11:38:27 |
| U4 | 12:59:50 |
| P4 | 14:19:31 |
The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Sagittarius. | |
This eclipse is a part of Lunar Saros 120 series, repeating every 18 years and 10 days, last occurring on 15 June 1992, and will next repeat on 6 July 2028. This series is winding down: The final total eclipse of this series was on 14 May 1938 and the final partial lunar eclipse will be on 28 July 2064.
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