August 1943 lunar eclipse
Partial lunar eclipse August 15, 1943
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A partial lunar eclipse took place on Sunday, August 15, 1943. The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 58 minutes, with 87% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
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![]() | 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![]() |
Saros series
It is part of Saros series 137.
See also
External links
- Saros series 137
- 1943 Aug 15 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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