March 1933 lunar eclipse
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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Sunday, March 12, 1933. This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 3 hours and 26 minutes, just 59% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
Visibility
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[edit]This is the 19th member of Lunar Saros 141. The next event is the March 1951 lunar eclipse.
Related lunar eclipses
[edit]Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
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Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
111 | 1930 Apr 13![]() |
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116 | 1930 Oct 07![]() |
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121 | 1931 Apr 02![]() |
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126 | 1931 Sep 26![]() |
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131 | 1932 Mar 22![]() |
Partial![]() |
136 | 1932 Sep 14![]() |
Partial![]() | |
141 | 1933 Mar 12![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
146 | 1933 Sep 04![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
Saros series
[edit]Lunar Saros 141, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 72 lunar eclipse events including 26 total lunar eclipses.
First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1608 Aug 25
First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2041 May 16
First Total Lunar Eclipse: 2167 Aug 01
First Central Lunar Eclipse: 2221 Sep 02
Greatest Eclipse of the Lunar Saros 141: 2293 Oct 16
Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 2546 Mar 18
Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 2618 May 01
Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2744 Jul 16
Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 2888 Oct 11
1901-2100
March 1933 lunar eclipse
See also
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[edit]External links
[edit]- 1933 Mar 12 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC