October 1949 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse took place on October 7, 1949.
Total Lunar Eclipse October 7, 1949 | |
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Series | 126 (42 of 72) |
Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
Totality | |
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Penumbral | |
Contacts | |
P1 | UTC |
U1 | |
U2 | |
Greatest | |
U3 | |
U4 | |
P4 |
Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
Lunar year series
Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
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Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
111 | 1948 Apr 23![]() |
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116 | 1948 Oct 18![]() |
Penumbral![]() | |
121 | 1949 Apr 13![]() |
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126 | 1949 Oct 07![]() |
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131 | 1950 Apr 02![]() |
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136 | 1950 Sep 26![]() |
Total![]() | |
141 | 1951 Mar 23![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
146 | 1951 Sep 15![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
Saros series
Lunar Saros series 126, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 70 lunar eclipse events including 14 total lunar eclipses. Solar Saros 133 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.
First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1228 Jul 18
First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1625 Mar 24
First Total Lunar Eclipse: 1769 Jun 19
First Central Lunar Eclipse: 1805 Jul 11
Greatest Eclipse of the Lunar Saros 126: 1859 Aug 13, lasting 106 minutes.
Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 1931 Sep 26
Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 2003 Nov 09
Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2346 Jun 05
Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 2472 Aug 19
1901-2100
2057 Dec 11
2075 Dec 22
2094 Jan 01
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 133.
October 1, 1940 | October 12, 1958 |
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See also
- List of lunar eclipses
- List of 20th-century lunar eclipses
Notes
- Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros