August 1943 lunar eclipse

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.

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Lunar eclipse series sets from 1940–1944
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
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Type
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Saros Date
viewing
Type
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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

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It is part of Saros series 137.

See also

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