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A partial lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, February 20, 1943. The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 3 hours and 9 minutes, with 76% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
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Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
102 | 1940 Mar 23![]() |
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107 | |||
112 | 1941 Mar 13![]() |
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117 | 1941 Sep 05![]() |
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122 | 1942 Mar 03![]() |
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127 | 1942 Aug 26![]() |
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132 | 1943 Feb 20![]() |
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137 | 1943 Aug 15![]() |
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142 | 1944 Feb 09![]() |
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147 | 1944 Aug 04![]() |
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Saros series
Lunar saros series 132, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 44 umbral lunar eclipses (32 partial lunar eclipses and 12 total lunar eclipses).
Greatest | First | |||
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![]() The greatest eclipse of the series will occur on 2123 Jun 9, lasting 106 minutes.[1] |
Penumbral | Partial | Total | Central |
1492 May 12![]() |
1636 Aug 16![]() |
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2069 May 6![]() | |
Last | ||||
Central | Total | Partial | Penumbral | |
2177 Jul 11![]() |
2213 Aug 2![]() |
2429 Dec 11![]() |
2754 Jun 26![]() |
There are 11 series events between 1901 and 2100, grouped into threes (called an exeligmos), each column with approximately the same viewing longitude on earth.
1907 Jan 29 | 1925 Feb 8 | 1943 Feb 20 | |||
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1961 Mar 2 | 1979 Mar 13 | 1997 Mar 24 | |||
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2015 Apr 4 | 2033 Apr 14 | 2051 Apr 26 | |||
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2069 May 6 | 2087 May 17 | ||||
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See also
External links
- Saros series 132
- 1943 Feb 20 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC