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May 1958 lunar eclipse

Partial eclipse
The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left
Date	May 3, 1958
Gamma	1.0188
Magnitude	0.0092
Saros cycle	140 (22 of 80)
Partiality	21 minutes, 2 seconds
Penumbral	242 minutes, 13 seconds
Contacts (UTC) P1 10:11:48 U1 12:02:22 Greatest 12:12:57 U4 12:23:24 P4 14:14:01
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A partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Saturday, May 3, 1958, with an umbral magnitude of 0.0092. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when one part of the Moon is in the Earth's umbra, while the other part is in the Earth's penumbra. 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. Occurring about 1.2 days after perigee (on May 2, 1958, at 7:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.

Visibility

The eclipse was completely visible over northeast Asia, Australia, and Antarctica, seen rising over east, southeast, and south Asia and setting over much of North America and western South America.

Eclipse details

Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.

Eclipse season

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.

Eclipse season of April–May 1958

April 4 Ascending node (full moon)	April 19 Descending node (new moon)	May 3 Ascending node (full moon)
Penumbral lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 102	Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 128	Partial lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 140

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 1958

• A penumbral lunar eclipse on April 4.
• An annular solar eclipse on April 19.
• A partial lunar eclipse on May 3.
• A total solar eclipse on October 12.
• A penumbral lunar eclipse on October 27.

Metonic

• Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 16, 1954
• Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 19, 1962

Tzolkinex

• Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 23, 1951
• Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 14, 1965

Half-Saros

• Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 28, 1949
• Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 9, 1967

Tritos

• Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 3, 1947
• Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 2, 1969

Lunar Saros 140

• Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 22, 1940
• Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 13, 1976

Inex

• Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 23, 1929
• Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 14, 1987

Triad

• Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 2, 1871
• Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 2045

Lunar eclipses of 1955–1958

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1955–1958

Ascending node				Descending node
Saros	Date viewing	Type chart		Saros	Date viewing	Type chart
110	1955 Jun 5	Penumbral		115	1955 Nov 29	Partial
120	1956 May 24	Partial		125	1956 Nov 18	Total
130	1957 May 13	Total		135	1957 Nov 7	Total
140	1958 May 3	Partial		145	1958 Oct 27	Penumbral
Last set	1954 Jul 16			Last set	1955 Jan 8
Next set	1958 Apr 4			Next set	1959 Sep 17

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 147.

April 28, 1949	May 9, 1967

See also

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

Notes

1. "May 3, 1958 Partial Lunar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
2. "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
3. "Partial Lunar Eclipse of 1958 May 03" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
4. "Partial Lunar Eclipse of 1958 May 03". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
5. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros

External links

• 1958 May 03 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC

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