A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday, October 16, 1940, the last of three lunar eclipses in 1940.
Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | |
| 110 | 1937 May 25 | Penumbral | 115 | 1937 Nov 18 | Partial | |
| 120 | 1938 May 14 | Total | 125 | 1938 Nov 07 | Total | |
| 130 | 1939 May 03 | Total | 135 | 1939 Oct 28 | Partial | |
| 140 | 1940 Apr 22 | Penumbral | 145 | 1940 Oct 16 | Penumbral | |
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 152.
| October 11, 1931 | October 21, 1949 |
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See also
Notes
External links
- 1940 Oct 16 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC