November 1938 lunar eclipse
Appearance
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A total lunar eclipse took place on November 7, 1938.
Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
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Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
110 | 1937 May 25![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
115 | 1937 Nov 18![]() |
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120 | 1938 May 14![]() |
Total![]() |
125 | 1938 Nov 07![]() |
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130 | 1939 May 03![]() |
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135 | 1939 Oct 28![]() |
Partial![]() | |
140 | 1940 Apr 22![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
145 | 1940 Oct 16![]() |
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 annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 132.
November 1, 1929 | November 12, 1947 |
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See also
Notes
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
- 1938 Nov 07 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC