Total lunar eclipse on 7 October 1949

Total lunar eclipse on 7 October 1949 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 7 October 1949

The Moon passed through Earth's shadow during this event. The whole night side of Earth could see it. The event belonged to Saros series 126.

Date (UTC)
7 October 1949 — 02:56 UTC
Saros series
126
Gamma
-0.32190
Magnitude
1.2236
Max duration
72m 48s
Greatest eclipse point
5.00°, -47.00°
Catalog reference
5MKLE:9534

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
Greatest eclipse
7 October 1949 02:56 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1949
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)