- Source: July 1934 lunar eclipse
A partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, July 26, 1934, with an umbral magnitude of 0.6612. 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 only about an hour after perigee (on July 26, 1934, at 11:20 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
Visibility
The eclipse was completely visible over Australia and Antarctica, seen rising over south and east Asia and setting over much of North and South America.
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 1934
=A partial lunar eclipse on January 30.
A total solar eclipse on February 14.
A partial lunar eclipse on July 26.
An annular solar eclipse on August 10.
= Metonic
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 7, 1930
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 14, 1938
= Tzolkinex
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 15, 1927
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 5, 1941
= Half-Saros
=Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 20, 1925
Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 1, 1943
= Tritos
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 26, 1923
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 25, 1945
= Lunar Saros 118
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 15, 1916
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 5, 1952
= Inex
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 15, 1905
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 6, 1963
= Triad
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 24, 1847
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2021
= 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 125.
See also
List of lunar eclipses
List of 20th-century lunar eclipses
Notes
External links
1934 Jul 26 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC