A total
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, April 13, 1949, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1949.
Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
Lunar year series
See also
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List of lunar eclipses
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List of 20th-century lunar eclipses
Notes
External links
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1949-04
1949 in science
Central total lunar eclipses
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