A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Monday, April 22, 1940. This was a deep penumbral eclipse, with the moon southern limb passing close to the northern umbral shadow.
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Monday, April 22, 1940. This was a deep penumbral eclipse, with the moon southern limb passing close to the northern umbral shadow.
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | |
| 110 | 1937 May 25  | Penumbral | 115 | 1937 Nov 18  | Partial | |
| 120 | 1938 May 14  | Total | 125 | 1938 Nov 07  | Total | |
| 130 | 1939 May 03  | Total | 135 | 1939 Oct 28  | Partial | |
| 140 | 1940 Apr 22  | Penumbral | 145 | 1940 Oct 16  | Penumbral | |
It was part of Saros series 140.
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 partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 147.
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