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
Related lunar eclipses
| 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 | |
Saros series
It is part of Saros series 137.
See also
External links
- Saros series 137
- 1943 Aug 15 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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