- Source: January 1936 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Wednesday, January 8, 1936, with an umbral magnitude of 1.0173. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. 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. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 6.2 days before apogee (on January 14, 1936, at 23:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.
Visibility
The eclipse was completely visible over eastern Europe, Asia, and western Australia, seen rising over Africa andwestern Europe and setting over eastern Australia, northwestern North America, and the central Pacific Ocean.
Eclipse details
Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
Eclipse season
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.
Related eclipses
= Eclipses in 1936
=A total lunar eclipse on January 8.
A total solar eclipse on June 19.
A partial lunar eclipse on July 4.
An annular solar eclipse on December 13.
A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 28.
= Metonic
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 22, 1932
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 28, 1939
= Tzolkinex
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 27, 1928
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 20, 1943
= Half-Saros
=Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 3, 1927
Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 1945
= Tritos
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 8, 1925
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 8, 1946
= Lunar Saros 133
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 28, 1917
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 19, 1954
= Inex
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 29, 1907
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 19, 1964
= Triad
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 9, 1849
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 8, 2022
= Lunar eclipses of 1933–1936
== Half-Saros cycle
=A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 140.
See also
List of lunar eclipses
List of 20th-century lunar eclipses
Notes
External links
1936 Jan 08 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC