Total lunar eclipse, 8 December 1946

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    A total lunar eclipse on 8 December 1946, with totality lasting 57m 18s, 17:19–18:17 UT. Visible from the entire night side of the Earth; the Moon stands overhead near 23.0°N 91.0°E. Umbral magnitude 1.164, saros 134.

    Type
    Total lunar
    Date
    8 December 1946
    Totality
    17:19–18:17 UT · 57m 18s
    Partial phase
    16:11–19:25 UT
    Penumbral
    15:13–20:23 UT
    Umbral magnitude
    1.164
    Moon overhead near
    23.0°N 91.0°E
    Saros series
    134

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