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 The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | June 3, 1928 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gamma | −0.3175 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.2421 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 128 (33 of 71) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 75 minutes, 16 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 222 minutes, 58 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 365 minutes, 11 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Sunday, June 3, 1928,[1] with an umbral magnitude of 1.2421. 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 only about 2.1 days after apogee (on June 1, 1928, at 9:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.[2]
This lunar eclipse was the third of a tetrad, with four total lunar eclipses in series, the others being on June 15, 1927; December 8, 1927; and November 27, 1928.
Visibility
[edit]The eclipse was completely visible over Australia, Antarctica, and the central Pacific Ocean, seen rising over south and east Asia and setting over North and South America.[3]
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Eclipse details
[edit]Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[4]
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Penumbral Magnitude | 2.30920 |
| Umbral Magnitude | 1.24213 |
| Gamma | −0.31752 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 04h44m44.7s |
| Sun Declination | +22°19'20.2" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'45.9" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 16h44m27.8s |
| Moon Declination | -22°36'06.1" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 14'46.4" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°54'13.2" |
| ΔT | 24.2 s |
Eclipse season
[edit]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.
| May 19 Ascending node (new moon) | June 3 Descending node (full moon) | June 17 Ascending node (new moon) |
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| Total solar eclipse Solar Saros 117 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 129 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 155 |
Related eclipses
[edit]Eclipses in 1928
[edit]- A total solar eclipse on May 19.
- A total lunar eclipse on June 3.
- A partial solar eclipse on June 17.
- A partial solar eclipse on November 12.
- A total lunar eclipse on November 27.
Metonic
[edit]- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 14, 1924
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 22, 1932
Tzolkinex
[edit]- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 22, 1921
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 16, 1935
Half-Saros
[edit]- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 29, 1919
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 8, 1937
Tritos
[edit]- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 4, 1917
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 3, 1939
Lunar Saros 129
[edit]- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 24, 1910
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 14, 1946
Inex
[edit]- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 23, 1899
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 13, 1957
Triad
[edit]- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 2, 1841
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 4, 2015
Lunar eclipses of 1919–1922
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Saros 129
[edit]Lunar saros series 129, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, containing 71 events, has 11 total lunar eclipses. The first total lunar eclipse of this series was on May 24, 1910, and last will be on September 8, 2090. The longest occurrence of this series was on July 16, 2000 when totality lasted 106 minutes and 24.6 seconds.
| Greatest | First | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 The greatest eclipse of the series occurred on 2000 Jul 16, lasting 106 minutes. | Penumbral | Partial | Total | Central |
| 1351 Jun 10 | 1513 Sep 15 | 1910 May 24 | 1946 Jun 14 | |
| Last | ||||
| Central | Total | Partial | Penumbral | |
| 2036 Aug 7 | 2090 Sep 8 | 2469 Apr 26 | 2613 Jul 24 | |
| 1910 May 24 | 1928 Jun 3 | 1946 Jun 14 | |||
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| 1964 Jun 25 | 1982 Jul 6 | 2000 Jul 16 | |||
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| 2018 Jul 27 | 2036 Aug 7 | 2054 Aug 18 | |||
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| 2072 Aug 28 | 2090 Sep 8 | ||||
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It last occurred on May 24, 1910 and will next occur on June 14, 1946.
This is the 33rd member of Lunar Saros 129. The previous event was the May 1910 lunar eclipse. The next event is the June 1946 lunar eclipse. Lunar Saros 129 contains 11 total lunar eclipses between 1910 and 2090. Solar Saros 136 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.
Half-Saros cycle
[edit]A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[5] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 136.
| May 29, 1919 | June 8, 1937 |
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "June 3–4, 1928 Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)". timeanddate. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Total Lunar Eclipse of 1928 Jun 03" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Total Lunar Eclipse of 1928 Jun 03". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
[edit]- 1928 Jun 03 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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