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lunar eclipse A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. Such alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Earth ...

took place on Wednesday, August 26, 1942. The moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow. This is the 38th member of Lunar Saros 127. The previous event is the August 1924 lunar eclipse. The next event is the

September 1960 lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse took place on Monday, September 5, 1960. The moon passed through the List of central lunar eclipses, center of the Earth's shadow. This is the 39th member of Lunar Saros 127. The previous event is the August 1942 lunar eclip ...

Visibility

Related lunar eclipses

Inex series

Saros series

Lunar saros series 127, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 72 lunar eclipse events including 54 umbral lunar eclipses (38 partial lunar eclipses and 16 total lunar eclipses).

Solar Saros 134 Saros cycle series 134 for solar eclipse A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of the Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs during an e ...

interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.

Tritos

* Preceded: Lunar eclipse of September 26, 1931 * Followed: Lunar eclipse of July 26, 1953

Tzolkinex

* Preceded: Lunar eclipse of July 16, 1935 * Followed: Lunar eclipse of October 7, 1949

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Saros series 127
* 1942-08 1942 in science Central total lunar eclipses {{lunar-eclipse-stub