March 1951 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Friday, March 23, 1951. This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 64% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 3 hours and 34 minutes.
Visibility
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Member
[edit]This is the 20th member of Lunar Saros 141. The previous event was the March 1933 lunar eclipse. The next event is the April 1969 lunar eclipse.
Related lunar eclipses
[edit]Lunar year series
[edit]| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date viewing | Type chart | Saros | Date viewing | Type chart | |
| 111 | 1948 Apr 23 | Partial | 116 | 1948 Oct 18 | Penumbral | |
| 121 | 1949 Apr 13 | Total | 126 | 1949 Oct 07 | Total | |
| 131 | 1950 Apr 02 | Total | 136 | 1950 Sep 26 | Total | |
| 141 | 1951 Mar 23 | Penumbral | 146 | 1951 Sep 15 | Penumbral | |
Saros series
[edit]Lunar Saros 141, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 72 lunar eclipse events including 26 total lunar eclipses.
First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1608 Aug 25
First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2041 May 16
First Total Lunar Eclipse: 2167 Aug 01
First Central Lunar Eclipse: 2221 Sep 02
Greatest Eclipse of the Lunar Saros 141: 2293 Oct 16
Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 2546 Mar 18
Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 2618 May 01
Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2744 Jul 16
Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 2888 Oct 11
1901-2100
March 1951 lunar eclipse
See also
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[edit]External links
[edit]- 1951 Mar 23 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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