July 1980 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on July 27, 1980. The moon passed in the northern edge of the Earth’s penumbral shadow, and was the 70th lunar eclipse of Saros cycle 109.Visibility
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days. This lunar eclipse is related to one partial solar eclipse of Solar Saros 116.
This lunar eclipse is the third to last member of Saros series 109. The next event is on August 8, 1998. The previous event was on July 17, 1962.
