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June 1947 lunar eclipse

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June 1947 lunar eclipse
Partial eclipse
The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left
DateJune 3, 1947
Gamma−0.9850
Magnitude0.0202
Saros cycle139 (18 of 81)
Partiality34 minutes, 42 seconds
Penumbral288 minutes, 53 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P116:50:48
U118:57:51
Greatest19:15:16
U419:32:33
P421:39:42

A partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, June 3, 1947,[1] with an umbral magnitude of 0.0202. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when one part of the Moon is in the Earth's umbra, while the other part is in the Earth's penumbra. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. Occurring about 3.2 days before apogee (on June 6, 1947, at 23:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.[2]

Visibility

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The eclipse was completely visible over east and southern Africa, west, central, and south Asia, western Australia, and Antarctica, seen rising over Europe, west Africa, and eastern South America and setting over east Asia and eastern Australia.[3]

Eclipse details

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Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[4]

June 3, 1947 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter Value
Penumbral Magnitude 1.08185
Umbral Magnitude 0.02016
Gamma −0.98496
Sun Right Ascension 04h43m31.4s
Sun Declination +22°17'00.3"
Sun Semi-Diameter 15'46.0"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7"
Moon Right Ascension 16h42m38.4s
Moon Declination -23°09'16.1"
Moon Semi-Diameter 14'51.0"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°54'30.0"
ΔT 28.0 s

Eclipse season

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This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.

Eclipse season of May–June 1947
May 20
Ascending node (new moon)
June 3
Descending node (full moon)
Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 127
Partial lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 139
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Eclipses in 1947

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Metonic

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Tzolkinex

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Half-Saros

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Tritos

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Lunar Saros 139

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Inex

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Triad

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Lunar eclipses of 1944–1947

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Lunar eclipse series sets from 1944–1947
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date
viewing
Type
chart
Saros Date
viewing
Type
chart
109 1944 Jul 06
Penumbral
114 1944 Dec 29
Penumbral
119 1945 Jun 25
Partial
124 1945 Dec 19
Total
129 1946 Jun 14
Total
134 1946 Dec 08
Total
139 1947 Jun 03
Partial
144 1947 Nov 28
Penumbral

Saros 139

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Lunar Saros series 139, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 79 lunar eclipse events including 42 umbral lunar eclipses (15 partial lunar eclipses and 27 total lunar eclipses)..

Greatest First

The greatest eclipse of the series will occur on 2199 Nov 02, lasting 102 minutes.[5]
Penumbral Partial Total Central
1658 Dec 09 1947 Jun 03 2073 Aug 17 2109 Sep 09
Last
Central Total Partial Penumbral
2488 Apr 26 2542 May 30 2686 Aug 25 3065 Apr 13
1901–2100
1911 May 13 1929 May 23 1947 Jun 03
1965 Jun 14 1983 Jun 25 2001 Jul 05
2019 Jul 16 2037 Jul 27 2055 Aug 07
2073 Aug 17 2091 Aug 29

Half-Saros cycle

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A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[6] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 146.

May 29, 1938 June 8, 1956

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "June 3–4, 1947 Partial Lunar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Partial Lunar Eclipse of 1947 Jun 03" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Partial Lunar Eclipse of 1947 Jun 03". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  5. ^ Listing of Eclipses of cycle 139
  6. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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