Template:Metonic lunar eclipse 1951–2027
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The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the Earth's shadow will in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date | Type | Saros | Date | Type | |
| 103 | 1951 Feb 21.88 | Penumbral | 108 | 1951 Aug 17.13 | Penumbral | |
| File:Lunar eclipse chart-1951Feb21.png | File:Lunar eclipse chart-1951Aug17.png | |||||
| 113 | 1970 Feb 21.35 | Partial | 118 | 1970 Aug 17.14 | Partial | |
| File:Lunar eclipse chart-1970Feb21.png | File:Lunar eclipse chart-1970Aug17.png | |||||
| 123 | 1989 Feb 20.64 | Total | 128 | 1989 Aug 17.13 | Total | |
| File:Lunar eclipse chart-1989Feb20.png | File:Lunar eclipse chart-1989Aug17.png | |||||
| 133 | 2008 Feb 21.14 | Total | 138 | 2008 Aug 16.88 | Partial | |
| File:Lunar eclipse chart-2008Feb21.png | File:Lunar eclipse chart-08aug16.png | |||||
| 143 | 2027 Feb 20.96 | Penumbral | 148 | 2027 Aug 17.30 | Penumbral | |
| File:Lunar eclipse chart-2027Feb20.png | File:Lunar eclipse chart-2027Aug17.png | |||||
