March 1941 lunar eclipse
A partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, March 13, 1941, with an umbral magnitude of 0.3226. 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 1.5 days before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
Visibility
The eclipse was completely visible over northeast Asia, eastern Australia, and western North America, seen rising over much of Asia and western Australia and setting over much of North and South America.Eclipse details
Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.| Parameter | Value |
| Penumbral Magnitude | 1.29706 |
| Umbral Magnitude | 0.32264 |
| Gamma | −0.84368 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 23h32m32.0s |
| Sun Declination | -02°58'04.6" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'05.3" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 11h31m29.9s |
| Moon Declination | +02°09'22.2" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'30.6" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°00'35.5" |
| ΔT | 24.9 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 13 Ascending node | March 27, 1941|March 27] Descending node |
| Partial lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 112 | Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 138 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1941
- A partial lunar eclipse on March 13.
- An annular solar eclipse on March 27.
- A partial lunar eclipse on September 5.
- Solar eclipse of [September 21, 1941|A total solar eclipse on September 21].
Metonic
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 25, 1937
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 29, 1944
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 30, 1934
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 23, 1948
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [March 7, 1932]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 18, 1950
Tritos
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 13, 1930
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 11, 1952
Lunar Saros 112
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 1923
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 24, 1959
Inex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 1, 1912
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 21, 1970
Triad
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 12, 1854
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 12, 2028
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 119.| March 7, 1932 | March 18, 1950 |