A total lunar eclipse took place at the Moon's descending node of the orbit on Monday, November 7, 1938, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1938, with an umbral eclipse magnitude of 1.35251. It was visible in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Asia and west in Oceania. The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour, 21 minutes and 25.9 seconds, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 35.251% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours, 30 minutes and 12.5 seconds in total. Occurring only 3.2 days before perigee (Perigee on Friday, November 11, 1938), the Moon's apparent diameter was 2% larger than average.

Visibility

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1937–1940
Ascending node   Descending node
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

Half-Saros cycle

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 annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 132.

November 1, 1929 November 12, 1947

See also

Notes

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