A concise summary of all lunar eclipses from 1941 through 1950 is presented in the following table. Diagrams and maps for each eclipse may be seen by clicking the eclipse's Date. This links to a figure showing the Moon's path through Earth's shadow(s) and a world map illustrating the region of visibility for that particular eclipse. These figures are described in greater detail in the Key to Lunar Eclipse Maps. Each figure is stored as a GIF file of about 60 kilobytes. The Eclipse Type (Penumbral, Partial or Total) is given followed by the number of the Saros series. Eclipses belonging to a given Saros series recur every 18 years 11 days. The Umbral Magnitude[1] (fourth column) gives the fraction of the Moon's diameter immersed in Earth's umbral shadow at the instant of greatest eclipse. The Eclipse Duration[2] gives the length of the partial eclipse. If the eclipse is total, then the duration of the total phase is also listed in bold. Finally, the Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility[3] provides a brief description of the region where each eclipse will be seen.
| Lunar Eclipses: 1941 - 1950 | |||||
| Date | Eclipse Type | Saros | Umbral Magnitude | Eclipse Duration | Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility |
| 1941 Mar 13 | Partial | 112 | 0.328 | 02h01m | Asia, Australia, N America, w S America |
| 1941 Sep 05 | Partial | 117 | 0.056 | 00h56m | Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, |
| 1942 Mar 03 | Total | 122 | 1.566 | 03h40m 01h37m |
Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, w Australia |
| 1942 Aug 26 | Total | 127 | 1.540 | 03h35m 01h34m |
Americas, Europe, Africa |
| 1943 Feb 20 | Partial | 132 | 0.766 | 03h10m | Americas, Europe, Africa, w Asia |
| 1943 Aug 15 | Partial | 137 | 0.876 | 02h59m | e S America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1944 Feb 09 | Penumbral | 142 | -0.518 | - | n Asia, Americas, Europe, Africa |
| 1944 Jul 06 | Penumbral | 109 | -0.434 | - | Americas, w Europe, Africa |
| 1944 Aug 04 | Penumbral | 147 | -0.470 | - | e Asia, Australia, w Americas |
| 1944 Dec 29 | Penumbral | 114 | -0.013 | - | Europe, e Africa, Asia, Australia, N America |
| 1945 Jun 25 | Partial | 119 | 0.864 | 03h13m | e Africa, Asia, Australia, w N America |
| 1945 Dec 19 | Total | 124 | 1.348 | 03h26m 01h20m |
Americas, Europe, Africa, e Asia |
| 1946 Jun 14 | Total | 129 | 1.403 | 03h50m 01h32m |
e S America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, |
| 1946 Dec 08 | Total | 134 | 1.170 | 03h16m 00h58m |
n N America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1947 Jun 03 | Partial | 139 | 0.025 | 00h39m | e S America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1947 Nov 28 | Penumbral | 144 | -0.124 | - | e Asia, e Australia, Americas, w Africa, w Europe |
| 1948 Apr 23 | Partial | 111 | 0.028 | 00h38m | e Africa, Asia, Australia, w N America |
| 1948 Oct 18 | Penumbral | 116 | -0.053 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa, w Asia |
| 1949 Apr 13 | Total | 121 | 1.431 | 03h26m 01h26m |
Americas, Europe, Africa |
| 1949 Oct 07 | Total | 126 | 1.228 | 03h44m 01h14m |
Americas, Europe, Africa, w Asia |
| 1950 Apr 02 | Total | 131 | 1.038 | 03h10m 00h29m |
e S America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 1950 Sep 26 | Total | 136 | 1.083 | 03h30m 00h46m |
Americas, Europe, Africa, w Asia |
Geographic abreviations (used above): n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, c = central
[1] Umbral magnitude is the fraction of the Moon's diameter obscured by Earth's Umbra. For penumbral eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always less than 0. For partial eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always greater than 0 and less than 1. For total eclipses, the umbral magnitude is always greater than or equal to 1.
[2] Eclipse Duration is the duration of a partial eclipse. If the eclipse is total, the duration of totality is given in bold.
[3] Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility is the portion of Earth's surface where a lunar eclipse can be seen.
Every link in the following table displays a page containing 10 years of lunar eclipses. Each eclipse has links to diagrams, maps and saros tables.
| Ten Year Tables of Lunar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-1910 | 1911-1920 | 1921-1930 | 1931-1940 | 1941-1950 | |
| 1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | |
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Special thanks to National Space Club summer interns Christopher Barrow for his valuable assistance in preparing this web page (July 2004) and Sumit Dutta for meticulously updating the Eclipse Web Site to NASA/W3C standards (July 2005).
All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Some of the information presented on this web site is based on data originally published in Fifty Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035.
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:
"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC"
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