April 1921 lunar eclipse


A total lunar eclipse took place on April 22, 1921. This was the first total lunar eclipse of Saros cycle 130. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 40 minutes and 6 seconds. The Moon was 7% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 22 minutes in total.

Visibility

Related lunar eclipses

Saros series

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days. This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 137.
April 17, 1912April 28, 1930

17 April 1912

!April 17, 1912

28 April 1930

!April 28, 1930
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