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 (on January 21, 1935, at 22:10 UTC), 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.
+January 19, 1935 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 2.45023 Umbral Magnitude 1.34995 Gamma 0.24979 Sun Right Ascension 20h03m07.8s Sun Declination -20°26'15.8" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'15.3" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9" Moon Right Ascension 08h03m25.2s Moon Declination +20°39'10.5" Moon Semi-Diameter 14'46.4" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°54'13.1" ΔT 23.8 s
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) 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.
+ Eclipse season of January–February 1935 January 5Ascending node (new moon) January 19Descending node (full moon) February 3Ascending node (new moon) Partial solar eclipseSolar Saros 111 Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 123 Partial solar eclipseSolar Saros 149
Related eclipses Eclipses in 1935 A partial solar eclipse on January 5. A total lunar eclipse on January 19. A partial solar eclipse on February 3. A partial solar eclipse on June 30. A total lunar eclipse on July 16. A partial solar eclipse on July 30. An annular solar eclipse on December 25.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 2, 1931 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 7, 1938
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 8, 1927 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 1942
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 1926 Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 25, 1944
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 20, 1924 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 19, 1945
Lunar Saros 123 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 8, 1917 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 29, 1953
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 9, 1906 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 30, 1963
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 19, 1848 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 19, 2021
Lunar eclipses of 1933–1936
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 (a half saros).Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 130.
January 14, 1926January 25, 1944
See also List of lunar eclipses List of 20th-century lunar eclipses
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