September 1941 lunar eclipse
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
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
Related lunar eclipses
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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
- 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 117
- 1941 Sep 05 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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