Eclipses in 1958 •
A penumbral lunar eclipse on April 4. •
An annular solar eclipse on April 19. •
A partial lunar eclipse on May 3. •
A total solar eclipse on October 12. •
A penumbral lunar eclipse on October 27.
Tzolkinex • Preceded by:
Lunar eclipse of February 21, 1951 Lunar Saros 102 • Preceded by:
Lunar eclipse of March 23, 1940 Lunar eclipses of 1958–1962 Saros 102 This eclipse is a part of
Saros series 102, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 84 events. The series started with a penumbral lunar eclipse on October 5, 461 AD. It contains partial eclipses from May 20, 840, through July 13, 930; total eclipses from July 23, 948, through April 20, 1399; and a second set of partial eclipses from May 1, 1417, through July 16, 1543. The series ends at member 84 as a penumbral eclipse on
April 4, 1958. The longest duration of totality was produced by member 36 at 104 minutes, 43 seconds, on October 7, 1074. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s
ascending node of orbit. Eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one
exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth. ==See also==