Visibility
The partial eclipse was visible from Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, seen rising over eastern South America and Atlantic, and setting over Pacific.
| Partial eclipse | |||||||||||||
| Date | August 5, 1952 | ||||||||||||
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| Gamma | −0.7383 | ||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.5317 | ||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 118 (48 of 74) | ||||||||||||
| Partiality | 147 minutes and 10 seconds | ||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 278 minutes and 22 seconds | ||||||||||||
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A partial lunar eclipse took place on Tuesday, August 5, 1952. The Earth's shadow on the Moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 53.2% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 27 minutes. The Moon's apparent diameter was larger and Supermoon because the eclipse occurred only 45 minutes before perigee.[1]
The partial eclipse was visible from Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, seen rising over eastern South America and Atlantic, and setting over Pacific.
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
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| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
| 103 | 1951 Feb 21
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Penumbral
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108 | 1951 Aug 17
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Penumbral
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| 113 | 1952 Feb 11
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Partial
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118 | 1952 Aug 5
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Partial
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| 123 | 1953 Jan 29
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Total
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128 | 1953 Jul 26
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Total
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| 133 | 1954 Jan 19
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Total
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138 | 1954 Jul 16
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Partial
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| 143 | 1955 Jan 8
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Penumbral
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| Last set | 1951 Mar 23 | Last set | 1951 Sep 15 | |||
| Next set | 1955 Nov 29 | Next set | 1955 Jun 5 | |||
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 125.
| August 1, 1943 | August 11, 1961 |
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