September 1941 lunar eclipse

A partial lunar eclipse took place on Friday, September 5, 1941. It was a shallow partial lunar eclipse, with less than 10% of the Moon covered in Earth's shadow.

Fortnight edit

Aug 31, 1941 = Sunday

Sep 1, 1941 = Monday

Sep 2, 1941 = Tuesday

Sep 3, 1941 = Wednesday

Sep 4, 1941 = Thursday

Sep 5, 1941 = Friday

Sep 6, 1941 = Saturday

Sep 7, 1941 = Sunday

Sep 8, 1941 = Monday

Sep 9, 1941 = Tuesday

Sep 10, 1941 = Wednesday

Sep 11, 1941 = Thursday

Sep 12, 1941 = Friday

Sep 13, 1941 = Saturday

Visibility edit

 

Related lunar eclipses edit

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1940–1944
Ascending node   Descending node
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
 

Half-Saros cycle edit

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 124.

August 31, 1932 September 12, 1950
   

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros

External links edit