A total lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, September 26, 1931. The Moon passed through the central of the Earth's shadow. This was the last central lunar eclipse of Saros cycle 126.
Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
| 111 | 1930 Apr 13 |
Partial |
116 | 1930 Oct 07 |
Partial | |
| 121 | 1931 Apr 02 |
Total |
126 | 1931 Sep 26 |
Total | |
| 131 | 1932 Mar 22 |
Partial |
136 | 1932 Sep 14 |
Partial | |
| 141 | 1933 Mar 12 |
Penumbral |
146 | 1933 Sep 04 |
Penumbral | |
Saros series
It is part of saros series 126.
Lunar saros series 126, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 70 lunar eclipse events including 14 total lunar eclipses. Solar Saros 133 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.
First penumbral lunar eclipse: 18 July 1228
First partial lunar eclipse: 24 March 1625
First total lunar eclipse: 19 June 1769
First central lunar eclipse: 11 July 1805
Greatest eclipse of the lunar saros 126: 13 August 1859, lasting 106 minutes.
Last central lunar eclipse: 26 September 1931
Last total lunar eclipse: 9 November 2003
Last partial lunar eclipse: 5 June 2346
Last penumbral lunar eclipse: 19 August 2472
1901-2100
11 December 2057
22 December 2075
1 January 2094
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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 133.
| September 21, 1922 | October 1, 1940 |
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See also
References
- ↑ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
- Saros series 126
- 1931 Sep 26 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC