A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday, January 9, 1963, the first of three lunar eclipses in 1963.^[1]

This was a relatively rare total penumbral lunar eclipse with the moon passing entirely within the penumbral shadow without entering the darker umbral shadow.^[2]

Visibility

Related lunar eclipses

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1962–1965

Descending node				Ascending node
Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart		Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart
109	1962 Jul 17	Penumbral		114	1963 Jan 9	Penumbral
119	1963 Jul 6	Partial		124	1963 Dec 30	Total
129	1964 Jun 25	Total		134	1964 Dec 19	Total
139	1965 Jun 14	Partial		144	1965 Dec 8	Penumbral
Last set	1962 Aug 15			Last set	1962 Feb 19
Next set	1966 May 4			Next set	1966 Oct 29

Saros series

Lunar Saros series 114, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 13 total lunar eclipses.

First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 0971 May 13

First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1115 Aug 07

First Total Lunar Eclipse: 1458 Feb 28

First Central Lunar Eclipse: 1530 Apr 12

Greatest Eclipse of Lunar Saros 114: 1584 May 24

Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 1638 Jun 26

Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 1674 Jul 17

Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1890 Nov 26

Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 2233 Jun 22