March 1941 lunar eclipse
A partial lunar eclipse took place on March 13, 1941.
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Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
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Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
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![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
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.
First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 859 May 20
First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 985 Aug 03
First Total Lunar Eclipse: 1364 Mar 18
First Central Lunar Eclipse: 1436 Apr 30
Greatest Eclipse of the Lunar Saros 112: 1490 Jun 02
Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 1562 Jul 16
Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 1616 Aug 27
Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2013 Apr 25
Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 2139 Jul 12
The greatest eclipse of the series occurred on 1490 Jun 02, lasting 100 minutes.
Half-Saros cycle
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 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
- 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