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A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on Friday 14 June, 1946 UT, with maximum eclipse at 18:38 UT. The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 31 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 40% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 49 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 6 hours and 9 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 49 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 31 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 18:38:49 UT.

During this eclipse the Moon was just 2 days past apogee, making it very small. At maximum eclipse it was 0.499° in apparent diameter, which is 6.0% smaller than average. The statistics page has information on the ranges of the sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.

Interactive Map

This map shows the visibility of the eclipse at maximum eclipse, when it was visible within the bright area on the map. Note that the map is approximate, and if you were near the edge of the area of visibility, the moon was very close to the horizon and may not have been practically visible.

You can use the zoom controls to zoom in and out, and pan to see areas of interest. The green marker in the centre shows where the Moon will be directly overhead at maximum eclipse.

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Overview Map

This map sourced from NASA Goddard Space flight Center: GSFC Eclipse Web SiteGSFC Eclipse Web Site

The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)

shows the visibility of the eclipse. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 3 eclipses:

This was the 34th eclipse in lunar Saros series 129.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 129, is linked to solar Saros series 136. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 18:38:49 on 14 Jun UT TDT Date/time (max) 18:39:17 on 14 Jun TDT Saros Series 129 Number in Series 33 Penumbral Magnitiude 2.4654 Central Magnitiude 1.3983 Gamma -0.2324 Path Width (km) Delta T 0m28s Error ± 0m00s (95%) Penumbral Duration 6h09m Partial Duration 3h49m Total Duration 1h31m Partial Rating Total Rating Sun Distance 151954727 km (100.5%) Moon Distance 404887 km (96.4%) Sun Diameter 0.525° Moon Diameter 0.492° - 0.499° Apogee 21:44 on 12 Jun UT Perigee 00:30 on 28 Jun UT

Note that while all dates and times on this site (except where noted) are in UT, which is within a second of civil time, the dates and times shown in NASA's eclipse listingsGSFC Eclipse Web Site

The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)

are in the TDT timescale.

The Sun and Moon distances are shown in km, and as a percentage of their minimum - maximum distances; hence 0% is the closest possible (Earth's perihelion, or the Moon's closest possible perigee) and 100% is the farthest (aphelion, the farthest apogee). The statistics page has information on the ranges of sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:46 UTC.