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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 December 8, 1946. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 57 minutes and 18 seconds. The Moon was 16.39% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours 14 minutes and 54 seconds in total.

Visibility

Related lunar eclipses

Lunar year series

Saros series

It was part of Saros series 134.

Tritos series

* Preceded: Lunar eclipse of January 8, 1936 * Followed: Lunar eclipse of November 7, 1957

Tzolkinex

* Preceded: Lunar eclipse of October 28, 1939 * Followed: Lunar eclipse of February 10, 1952

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External links

* 1946-12 1946 in science {{lunar-eclipse-stub