June 1947 lunar eclipse
A partial lunar eclipse took place on June 3, 1947. A tiny bite out of the Moon may have been visible at maximum, though just 2% of the Moon was shadowed in a partial eclipse which lasted for 34 minutes and 42 seconds. A shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should have been visible at maximum eclipse.
Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
Lunar year series
Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
109 | 1944 Jul 06 |
Penumbral |
114 | 1944 Dec 29 |
Penumbral | |
119 | 1945 Jun 25 |
Partial |
124 | 1945 Dec 19 |
Total | |
129 | 1946 Jun 14 |
Total |
134 | 1946 Dec 08 |
Total | |
139 | 1947 Jun 03 |
Partial |
144 | 1947 Nov 28 |
Penumbral |
Saros cycle
Lunar Saros series 139, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 79 lunar eclipse events including 27 total lunar eclipses.
First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1658 Dec 09
First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1947 Jun 03
First Total Lunar Eclipse: 2073 Aug 17
First Central Lunar Eclipse: 2109 Sep 09
Greatest Eclipse of Lunar Saros 139: 2199 Nov 02
Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 2488 Apr 26
Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 2542 May 30
Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2686 Aug 25
Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 3065 Apr 13
See also
- List of lunar eclipses
- List of 20th-century lunar eclipses