Partial lunar eclipse on 24 May 1956

Partial lunar eclipse on 24 May 1956 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 24 May 1956

Earth's shadow fell on the Moon as the Sun, Earth and Moon lined up. The whole night side of Earth could see it. It was part of Saros series 120, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
24 May 1956 — 15:31 UTC
Saros series
120
Gamma
-0.47260
Magnitude
0.9647
Max duration
204m 30s
Greatest eclipse point
-21.00°, 126.00°
Catalog reference
5MKLE:9549

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
Greatest eclipse
24 May 1956 15:31 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1956
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)