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    • Source: September 1950 lunar eclipse

      • A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, September 26, 1950, with an umbral magnitude of 1.0783. 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 5.1 days before apogee (on October 1, 1950, at 5:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.
      This lunar eclipse was the last of a tetrad, with four total lunar eclipses in series, the others being on April 13, 1949; October 7, 1949; and April 2, 1950.


      Visibility


      The eclipse was completely visible over much of North and South America, seen rising over northwestern North America and the central Pacific Ocean and setting over Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.


      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 1950

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      An annular solar eclipse on March 18.
      A total lunar eclipse on April 2.
      A total solar eclipse on September 12.
      A total lunar eclipse on September 26.


      = Metonic

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      Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 8, 1946
      Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 16, 1954


      = Tzolkinex

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      Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 15, 1943
      Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 7, 1957


      = Half-Saros

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      Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 21, 1941
      Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 2, 1959


      = Tritos

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      Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 28, 1939
      Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 26, 1961


      = Lunar Saros 136

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      Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 14, 1932
      Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 6, 1968


      = Inex

      =
      Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 16, 1921
      Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 6, 1979


      = Triad

      =
      Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 25, 1863
      Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 27, 2037


      = Lunar eclipses of 1948–1951

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      = 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). This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 143.


      See also


      List of lunar eclipses
      List of 20th-century lunar eclipses


      Notes




      External links


      1950 Sep 26 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC

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