March 1932 lunar eclipse
A partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, March 22, 1932, with an umbral magnitude of 0.9666. 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 only about 21 hours before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
This was the last of the first set of partial lunar eclipses in Lunar Saros 131, preceding the first total eclipse on April 2, 1950.
Visibility
The eclipse was completely visible over northeast Asia, Australia, and northwestern North America, seen rising over much of Asia and setting over much of North America and western South America.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 | 1.93030 |
| Umbral Magnitude | 0.96656 |
| Gamma | −0.49562 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 00h06m09.9s |
| Sun Declination | +00°40'06.5" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'02.7" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 12h05m11.0s |
| Moon Declination | -01°06'34.4" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'39.0" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°01'06.3" |
| ΔT | 24.0 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.| March 7, 1932|March 7] Ascending node | March 22 Descending node |
| Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 119 | Partial lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 131 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1932
- An annular solar eclipse on March 7.A partial lunar eclipse on March 22.
- A total solar eclipse on August 31.
- A partial lunar eclipse on September 14.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 3, 1928
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 8, 1936
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 8, 1925
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 3, 1939
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 17, 1923
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [March 27, 1941]
Tritos
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 22, 1921
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 20, 1943
Lunar Saros 131
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 12, 1914
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 2, 1950
Inex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 12, 1903
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 2, 1961
Triad
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 21, 1845
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 21, 2019
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 138.| March 17, 1923 | March 27, 1941 |