August 1952 lunar eclipse
Partial eclipse
DateAugust 5, 1952
Gamma−0.7383
Magnitude0.5317
Saros cycle118 (48 of 74)
Partiality147 minutes and 10 seconds
Penumbral278 minutes and 22 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P117:28:13
U118:33:49
Greatest19:47:55
U421:01:00
P422:06:35

A partial lunar eclipse took place on Tuesday, August 5, 1952. The Earth's shadow on the Moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 53.2% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 27 minutes. The Moon's apparent diameter was larger and Supermoon because the eclipse occurred only 45 minutes before perigee.[1]

Visibility

The partial eclipse was visible from Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, seen rising over eastern South America and Atlantic, and setting over Pacific.

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1951–1955
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date
Viewing		 Type
Chart		 Saros Date
Viewing		 Type
Chart
103 1951 Feb 21
 Penumbral
 108 1951 Aug 17
 Penumbral
113 1952 Feb 11
 Partial
 118 1952 Aug 5
 Partial
123 1953 Jan 29
 Total
 128 1953 Jul 26
 Total
133 1954 Jan 19
 Total
 138 1954 Jul 16
 Partial
143 1955 Jan 8
 Penumbral
Last set 1951 Mar 23 Last set 1951 Sep 15
Next set 1955 Nov 29 Next set 1955 Jun 5

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 125.

August 1, 1943 August 11, 1961

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 118
  2. ↑ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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