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A penumbral lunar eclipse occured at the Moonās descending node of orbit on Sunday, March 12, 1933, with an umbral magnitude of ā0.4153. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into 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 3.5 days before perigee (on March 15, 1933, at 17:25 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
This eclipse was the second of four penumbral lunar eclipses in 1933, with the others occurring on February 10, August 5, and September 4.
Visibility
The eclipse was completely visible over eastern North America, South America, and much of Africa and Europe, seen rising over western North America and the eastern Pacific Ocean and setting over east Africa and west, central, and south Asia.
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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.
Related eclipses
= Eclipses in 1933
=A penumbral lunar eclipse on February 10.
An annular solar eclipse on February 24.
A penumbral lunar eclipse on March 12.
A penumbral lunar eclipse on August 5.
An annular solar eclipse on August 21.
A penumbral lunar eclipse on September 4.
= Metonic
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 23, 1929
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 28, 1936
= Tzolkinex
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 28, 1926
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 22, 1940
= Half-Saros
=Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 5, 1924
Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 16, 1942
= Tritos
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 11, 1922
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 9, 1944
= Lunar Saros 141
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 1, 1915
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 23, 1951
= Inex
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 31, 1904
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 19, 1962
= Triad
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 11, 1846
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 10, 2020
= Lunar eclipses of 1930ā1933
== Saros 141
=Lunar Saros 141, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 72 lunar eclipse events including 26 total lunar eclipses.
First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1608 Aug 25
First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2041 May 16
First Total Lunar Eclipse: 2167 Aug 01
First Central Lunar Eclipse: 2221 Sep 02
Greatest Eclipse of the Lunar Saros 141: 2293 Oct 16
Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 2546 Mar 18
Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 2618 May 01
Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2744 Jul 16
Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 2888 Oct 11
1901-2100
March 1915 lunar eclipse
March 1933 lunar eclipse
March 1951 lunar eclipse
April 1969 lunar eclipse
April 1987 lunar eclipse
April 2005 lunar eclipse
May 2023 lunar eclipse
May 2041 lunar eclipse
May 2059 lunar eclipse
June 2077 lunar eclipse
June 2095 lunar eclipse
= 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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 148.
See also
List of lunar eclipses
List of 20th-century lunar eclipses
Notes
External links
1933 Mar 12 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC