April 1940 lunar eclipse
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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Monday, April 22, 1940. This was a deep penumbral eclipse, with the moon southern limb passing close to the northern umbral shadow.
Visibility[edit]
Related lunar eclipses[edit]
Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
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Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
110 | 1937 May 25![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
115 | 1937 Nov 18![]() |
Partial![]() | |
120 | 1938 May 14![]() |
Total![]() |
125 | 1938 Nov 07![]() |
Total![]() | |
130 | 1939 May 03![]() |
Total![]() |
135 | 1939 Oct 28![]() |
Partial![]() | |
140 | 1940 Apr 22![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
145 | 1940 Oct 16![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
Saros series[edit]
It was part of Saros series 140.
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 partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 147.
April 18, 1931 | April 28, 1949 |
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Tritos series[edit]
- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of May 23, 1929
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of March 23, 1951
Tzolkinex[edit]
- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of August 4, 1933
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of June 3, 1947
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links[edit]
- 1940 Apr 22 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC