March 1941 lunar eclipse
A partial lunar eclipse took place on Thursday, March 13, 1941. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 32% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour exactly.
Visibility[edit]
Related lunar eclipses[edit]
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
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| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
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| 102 | 1940 Mar 23
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Penumbral
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107 | |||
| 112 | 1941 Mar 13
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Partial
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117 | 1941 Sep 05
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Partial
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| 122 | 1942 Mar 03
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Total
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127 | 1942 Aug 26
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Total
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| 132 | 1943 Feb 20
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Partial
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137 | 1943 Aug 15
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Partial
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| 142 | 1944 Feb 09
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Penumbral
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147 | 1944 Aug 04
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Penumbral
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Saros series[edit]
Lunar Saros series 112, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 72 lunar eclipse events including 15 total lunar eclipses.
| Greatest | First | |||
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| The greatest eclipse of the series occurred on 1490 Jun 02, lasting 100 minutes.[1] | Penumbral | Partial | Total | Central |
| 859 May 20 | 985 Aug 03 | 1364 Mar 18 | 1436 Apr 30 | |
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| 1562 Jul 16 | 1616 Aug 27 | 2013 Apr 25
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2139 Jul 12 | |
There are 11 series events between 1901 and 2100, grouped into threes (called an exeligmos), each column with approximately the same viewing longitude on Earth.
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Half-Saros cycle[edit]
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 119.
| March 7, 1932 | March 18, 1950 |
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Listing of Eclipses of series 112
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links[edit]
- Saros series 112
- 1941 Mar 13 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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