January 1936 lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday, January 8, 1936. It was the second total lunar eclipse of Saros series 133.

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Related lunar eclipses edit

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1933–1936
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
103 1933 Feb 10
 
Penumbral
 
108 1933 Aug 05
 
Penumbral
 
113 1934 Jan 30
 
Partial
 
118 1934 Jul 26
 
Partial
 
123 1935 Jan 19
 
Total
 
128 1935 Jul 16
 
Total
 
133 1936 Jan 08
 
Total
 
138 1936 Jul 04
 
Partial
 
143 1936 Dec 28
 
Penumbral
 

Half-Saros cycle edit

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 140.

January 3, 1927 January 14, 1945
   

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Notes edit

  1. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros

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