August 1943 lunar eclipse
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A partial lunar eclipse took place on Sunday, August 15, 1943. The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 58 minutes, with 87% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
Visibility[edit]
Related lunar eclipses[edit]
Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
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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![]() |
Saros series[edit]
It is part of Saros series 137.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Saros series 137
- 1943 Aug 15 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC