December 1946 lunar eclipse

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A total lunar eclipse took place on December 8, 1946. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 57 minutes and 18 seconds. The Moon was 16.39% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours 14 minutes and 54 seconds in total.

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1944–1947

Descending node				Ascending node
Saros	Date viewing	Type chart		Saros	Date viewing	Type chart
109	1944 Jul 06	Penumbral		114	1944 Dec 29	Penumbral
119	1945 Jun 25	Partial		124	1945 Dec 19	Total
129	1946 Jun 14	Total		134	1946 Dec 08	Total
139	1947 Jun 03	Partial		144	1947 Nov 28	Penumbral

It was part of Saros series 134.

• Preceded: Lunar eclipse of January 8, 1936
• Followed: Lunar eclipse of November 7, 1957

• Preceded: Lunar eclipse of October 28, 1939
• Followed: Lunar eclipse of February 10, 1952

• List of lunar eclipses
• List of 20th-century lunar eclipses

• 1946 Dec 08 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC

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