January 1935 lunar eclipse


A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Saturday, January 19, 1935, with an umbral magnitude of 1.3500. It was a central lunar eclipse, in which part of the Moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. 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. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 2.3 days before apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.

Visibility

The eclipse was completely visible over much of Asia and Australia, seen rising over Africa, Europe, and the Middle East and setting over 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.
ParameterValue
Penumbral Magnitude2.45023
Umbral Magnitude1.34995
Gamma0.24979
Sun Right Ascension20h03m07.8s
Sun Declination-20°26'15.8"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'15.3"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.9"
Moon Right Ascension08h03m25.2s
Moon Declination+20°39'10.5"
Moon Semi-Diameter14'46.4"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°54'13.1"
ΔT23.8 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.
January 5
Ascending node 		January 19
Descending node 		February 3
Ascending node
Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 111		Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 123		Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 149

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 1935

Saros 123

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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 130.
January 14, 1926January 25, 1944