November 1957 lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse November 7, 1957

Total eclipse

The Moon's hourly motion shown right to left

Date

November 7, 1957

Gamma

−0.4332

Magnitude

1.0305

Saros cycle

135 (20 of 71)

Totality

27 minutes, 57 seconds

Partiality

206 minutes, 32 seconds

Penumbral

349 minutes, 21 seconds

Contacts (UTC)
P1	11:32:15
U1	12:43:43
U2	14:13:01
Greatest	14:26:58
U3	14:40:57
U4	16:10:15
P4	17:21:36

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A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Thursday, November 7, 1957, with an umbral magnitude of 1.0305. 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 about 5.1 days after apogee (on November 2, 1957, at 11:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.

This lunar eclipse was the last of an almost tetrad, with the others being on May 24, 1956 (partial); November 18, 1956 (total); and May 13, 1957 (total).

Visibility

The eclipse was completely visible over the eastern half of Asia, Australia, and Alaska, seen rising over the western half of Asia, Europe, and much of central and east Africa and setting over much of North America.

Eclipse details

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

November 7, 1957 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter	Value
Penumbral Magnitude	2.09628
Umbral Magnitude	1.03050
Gamma	−0.43321
Sun Right Ascension	14h49m49.6s
Sun Declination	-16°18'55.4"
Sun Semi-Diameter	16'08.6"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax	08.9"
Moon Right Ascension	02h50m09.3s
Moon Declination	+15°55'18.7"
Moon Semi-Diameter	15'08.8"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax	0°55'35.5"
ΔT	32.2 s

Eclipse season

Related eclipses

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 total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 142.