March 1941 lunar eclipse
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A partial lunar eclipse took place on 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.
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Related lunar eclipses[]
Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
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Saros | Date Viewing |
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Saros | Date Viewing |
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102 | 1940 Mar 23![]() |
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107 | |||
112 | 1941 Mar 13![]() |
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117 | 1941 Sep 05![]() |
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122 | 1942 Mar 03![]() |
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127 | 1942 Aug 26![]() |
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132 | 1943 Feb 20![]() |
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137 | 1943 Aug 15![]() |
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142 | 1944 Feb 09![]() |
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147 | 1944 Aug 04![]() |
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Saros series[]
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 | |
Last | ||||
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1562 Jul 16 | 1616 Aug 27 | 2013 Apr 25![]() |
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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1959 Mar 24 | 1979 Apr 04 | 1995 Apr 15 | |||
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2013 Apr 25 | 2031 May 07 | 2049 May 17 | |||
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Half-Saros cycle[]
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[]
- List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
References[]
- ^ Listing of Eclipses of series 112
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links[]
- Saros series 112
- 1941 Mar 13 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
Categories:
- 20th-century lunar eclipses
- 1941 in science
- Lunar eclipse stubs