A partial lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, October 28, 1939. It was a nearly total eclipse, with 98.77% of the Moon under Earth's umbral shadow. It was the last partial lunar eclipse of the first set of partial eclipses in Saros series 135 as well as the largest partial lunar eclipse of the 20th century.

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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 142.

October 21, 1930 November 1, 1948

Saros series

It was part of Saros series 135.

Tritos series

Tzolkinex

See also

Notes

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