October 1940 lunar eclipse explained

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday, October 16, 1940, the last of three lunar eclipses in 1940.

Related lunar eclipses

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).^[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 152.

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros