Lunar Eclipses: 1931 - 1940

Fred Espenak

Introduction

A concise summary of all lunar eclipses from 1931 through 1940 is presented here in two ways. The first is a series of Figures showing the Moon's path through Earths shadows for each eclipse. The second is a Table listing the primary characteristics of each eclipse. Near the bottom of the page are a series of Links to more on lunar eclipses.

Table of Lunar Eclipses: 1931 through 1940

A concise summary of all lunar eclipses from 1931 through 1940 is presented in the table below. The first column gives the Calendar Date of the instant of greatest eclipse. The second column TD of Greatest Eclipse is the Terrestrial Dynamical Time (TD) when the Moon passes closest to the axis Earth's shadow. The third column lists the Eclipse Type which is either Total, Partial, or Penumbral.

Eclipses recur over the Saros cycle, a period of approximately 18 years 11 days. Each eclipse belongs to the Saros Series shown in column 4. The Umbral Magnitude gives the fraction of the Moon's diameter immersed in Earth's umbral shadow at the instant of greatest eclipse (column 5). The Eclipse Duration gives the length of the partial eclipse. If the eclipse is total then two durations are listed. The first is the interval between the beginning and end of the partial phases. The second value (in bold) is the duration the total phase (column 6). Finally, the Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility provides a brief description of where each eclipse will be seen.

The eclipse date (first column) links to the prime page for the eclipse. This page features an eclipse diagram and map showing the geographic region of eclipse visibility, as well as detailed predictions, Besellian elements and links to additional information about the eclipse.

The Key to Lunar Eclipse Decade Table contains a more detailed description of each item in the table.

Lunar Eclipses: 1931 - 1940
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse Eclipse Type Saros Series Umbral Magnitude Eclipse Duration Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility
1931 Apr 02 20:07:55 Total 121 1.502 03h28m
01h30m
eastern South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
1931 Sep 26 19:48:29 Total 126 1.321 03h47m
01h24m
eastern Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
1932 Mar 22 12:32:39 Partial 131 0.967 03h05m Asia, Australia, North America, western South America
1932 Sep 14 21:00:60 Partial 136 0.975 03h24m eastern Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
1933 Feb 10 13:17:35 Penumbral 103 -1.027 - Asia, Australia, western North America
1933 Mar 12 02:33:02 Penumbral 141 -0.415 - Americas, Europe, Africa, western Asia
1933 Aug 05 19:46:07 Penumbral 108 -0.734 - eastern South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
1933 Sep 04 04:52:19 Penumbral 146 -0.301 - Americas, Europe, Africa
1934 Jan 30 16:42:43 Partial 113 0.112 01h21m Europe, Africa, Asia, western North America
1934 Jul 26 12:15:38 Partial 118 0.661 02h41m eastern Asia, Australia, western Americas
1935 Jan 19 15:47:35 Total 123 1.350 03h47m
01h26m
Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, western North America
1935 Jul 16 05:00:05 Total 128 1.754 03h35m
01h40m
eastern Australia, Americas, western Europe, Africa
1936 Jan 08 18:09:58 Total 133 1.017 03h23m
00h21m
North North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
1936 Jul 04 17:25:23 Partial 138 0.267 01h56m southeastern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia,
1936 Dec 28 03:49:08 Penumbral 143 -0.155 - Americas, Europe, Africa, western Asia
1937 May 25 07:51:34 Penumbral 110 -0.303 - Australia, Americas, western Africa
1937 Nov 18 08:19:25 Partial 115 0.144 01h21m eastern Asia, Australia, Americas, western Europe, western Africa
1938 May 14 08:44:00 Total 120 1.097 03h33m
00h49m
eastern Asia, Australia, Americas, western Africa
1938 Nov 07 22:26:42 Total 125 1.353 03h30m
01h21m
Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, western Australia
1939 May 03 15:11:43 Total 130 1.176 03h27m
01h02m
eastern Europe, eastern Africa, Asia, Australia, western North America
1939 Oct 28 06:36:43 Partial 135 0.988 03h23m eastern Asia, eastern Australia, Americas, Europe, western Africa
1940 Mar 23 19:48:17 Penumbral 102 -0.880 - Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
1940 Apr 22 04:26:26 Penumbral 140 -0.094 - Americas, Europe, Africa
1940 Oct 16 08:01:18 Penumbral 145 -0.375 - eastern Asia, Australia, Americas, western Europe, western Africa

Geographic abbreviations (used above): n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, c = central

Each link in the following table displays a page containing 10 years of lunar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to an eclipse diagram and map of geographic visibility, and a dedicated web page for that eclipse.

Decade Tables of Lunar Eclipses
Decades
1901-1910 1911-1920 1921-1930 1931-1940 1941-1950
1951-1960 1961-1970 1971-1980 1981-1990 1991-2000
2001-2010 2011-2020 2021-2030 2031-2040 2041-2050
2051-2060 2061-2070 2071-2080 2081-2090 2091-2100

Century Catologs of Lunar Eclipses

Each link in the following table displays a catalog containing 100 years of eclipses.

Century Catalogs of Lunar Eclipses
Centuries
1001-1100 1101-1200 1201-1300 1301-1400 1401-1500
1501-1600 1601-1700 1701-1800 1801-1900 1901-2000
2001-2100 2101-2200 2201-2300 2301-2400 2401-2500
2501-2600 2601-2700 2701-2800 2801-2900 2901-3000

For other centuries, see Six Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2999 to +3000

Links to Additional Lunar Eclipse Predictions

  • Home - home page of EclipseWise with predictions for both solar and lunar eclipses

Eclipse Publications

by Fred Espenak

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Eclipse Predictions

The eclipse predictions presented here were generated using the JPL DE406 solar and lunar ephemerides. The lunar coordinates have been calculated with respect to the Moon's Center of Mass.

Acknowledgments

Some of the content on this web site is based on the book Thousand Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses 1501 to 2500. All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.

Permission is granted to reproduce eclipse data when accompanied by a link to this page and an acknowledgment:

"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, www.EclipseWise.com"

The use of diagrams and maps is permitted provided that they are NOT altered (except for re-sizing) and the embedded credit line is NOT removed or covered.