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

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

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

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

References

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