February 1943 lunar eclipse

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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.

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Lunar eclipse series sets from 1940–1944
Ascending node Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
SarosDate
Viewing
Type
Chart
102 1940 Mar 23
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Penumbral
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107
112 1941 Mar 13
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Partial
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117 1941 Sep 05
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Partial
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122 1942 Mar 03
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Total
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127 1942 Aug 26
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Total
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132 1943 Feb 20
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Partial
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137 1943 Aug 15
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Partial
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142 1944 Feb 09
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Penumbral
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147 1944 Aug 04
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Penumbral
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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).

GreatestFirst
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The greatest eclipse of the series will occur on 2123 Jun 9, lasting 106 minutes. [1]
PenumbralPartialTotalCentral
1492 May 12
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1636 Aug 16
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2015 Apr 4
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2069 May 6
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Last
CentralTotalPartialPenumbral
2177 Jul 11
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2213 Aug 2
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2429 Dec 11
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2754 Jun 26
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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.

1901–2100
1907 Jan 29 1925 Feb 8 1943 Feb 20
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1961 Mar 2 1979 Mar 13 1997 Mar 24
Lunar eclipse chart close-1961Mar02.png Lunar eclipse from moon-1961Mar02.png Lunar eclipse chart close-1979Mar13.png Lunar eclipse from moon-1979Mar13.png Lunar eclipse chart close-1997Mar24.png Lunar eclipse from moon-1997Mar24.png
2015 Apr 4 2033 Apr 14 2051 Apr 26
Lunar eclipse chart close-2015Apr04.png Lunar eclipse from moon-2015Apr04.png Lunar eclipse chart close-2033Apr14.png Lunar eclipse from moon-2033Apr14.png Lunar eclipse chart close-2051Apr26.png Lunar eclipse from moon-2051Apr26.png
2069 May 6 2087 May 17
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