September 1941 lunar eclipse
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A partial lunar eclipse took place on Friday, September 5, 1941. It was a shallow partial lunar eclipse, with less than 10% of the Moon covered in Earth's shadow.
Fortnight
[edit]Aug 31, 1941 = Sunday
Sep 1, 1941 = Monday
Sep 2, 1941 = Tuesday
Sep 3, 1941 = Wednesday
Sep 4, 1941 = Thursday
Sep 5, 1941 = Friday
Sep 6, 1941 = Saturday
Sep 7, 1941 = Sunday
Sep 8, 1941 = Monday
Sep 9, 1941 = Tuesday
Sep 10, 1941 = Wednesday
Sep 11, 1941 = Thursday
Sep 12, 1941 = Friday
Sep 13, 1941 = Saturday
Visibility
[edit]Related lunar eclipses
[edit]Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
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Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | |
102 | 1940 Mar 23![]() | Penumbral![]() | 107 | |||
112 | 1941 Mar 13![]() | Partial![]() | 117 | 1941 Sep 05![]() | Partial![]() | |
122 | 1942 Mar 03![]() | Total![]() | 127 | 1942 Aug 26![]() | Total![]() | |
132 | 1943 Feb 20![]() | Partial![]() | 137 | 1943 Aug 15![]() | Partial![]() | |
142 | 1944 Feb 09![]() | Penumbral![]() | 147 | 1944 Aug 04![]() | Penumbral![]() |
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).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 124.
August 31, 1932 | September 12, 1950 |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
[edit]- Saros series 117
- 1941 Sep 05 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC