April 1948 lunar eclipse
A partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Friday, April 23, 1948, with an umbral magnitude of 0.0230. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when one part of the Moon is in the Earth's umbra, while the other part is in the Earth's penumbra. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. Occurring about 3.5 days after perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
Visibility
The eclipse was completely visible over east and northeast Asia, Australia, and Antarctica, seen rising over east Africa and the western half of Asia and setting over western North America and the eastern Pacific Ocean.Eclipse details
Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular lunar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.| Parameter | Value |
| Penumbral Magnitude | 1.01720 |
| Umbral Magnitude | 0.02300 |
| Gamma | 1.00165 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 02h04m17.6s |
| Sun Declination | +12°37'06.8" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'54.1" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 14h06m01.0s |
| Moon Declination | -11°44'01.4" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'59.7" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°58'42.0" |
| ΔT | 28.4 s |
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.| April 23 Descending node | May 9 Ascending node |
| Partial lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 111 | Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 137 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1948
- A partial lunar eclipse on April 23.
- An annular solar eclipse on May 9.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on October 18.
- A total solar eclipse on November 1.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 6, 1944
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 11, 1952
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 13, 1941
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 5, 1955
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 19, 1939
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 30, 1957
Tritos
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 25, 1937
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 24, 1959
Lunar Saros 111
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 13, 1930
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 4, 1966
Inex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 15, 1919
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 4, 1977
Triad
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 22, 1861
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 22, 2035
Lunar eclipses of 1948–1951
Saros 111
Tritos series
Inex series
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days. This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 118.| April 19, 1939 | April 30, 1957 |