# November 1938 lunar eclipse > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/November_1938_lunar_eclipse > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/November_1938_lunar_eclipse.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_1938_lunar_eclipse > Source revision: 1321552236 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) A total [lunar eclipse](/source/Lunar_eclipse) occurred at the Moon’s [descending node](/source/Lunar_node) of orbit on Monday, November 7, 1938,[1] with an umbral [magnitude](/source/Magnitude_of_eclipse) of 1.3525. A lunar eclipse occurs when the [Moon](/source/Moon) moves into the [Earth's shadow](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Umbra,_penumbra_and_antumbra) is smaller. Occurring about 3.2 days before [perigee](/source/Apsis) (on November 11, 1938, at 3:25 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.[2] This lunar eclipse was the second of an [almost tetrad](/source/Tetrad_(astronomy)), with the others being on [May 14, 1938](/source/May_1938_lunar_eclipse) (total); [May 3, 1939](/source/May_1939_lunar_eclipse) (total); and [October 28, 1939](/source/October_1939_lunar_eclipse) (partial). ## Visibility The eclipse was completely visible over [Africa](/source/Africa), [Europe](/source/Europe), and [west](/source/West_Asia) and [central Asia](/source/Central_Asia), seen rising over [North](/source/North_America) and [South America](/source/South_America) and setting over [east Asia](/source/East_Asia) and western [Australia](/source/Australia).[3] ## Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[4] November 7, 1938 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 2.35850 Umbral Magnitude 1.35251 Gamma 0.27386 Sun Right Ascension 14h49m34.6s Sun Declination -16°17'56.2" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'08.6" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9" Moon Right Ascension 02h49m21.3s Moon Declination +16°33'44.7" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'02.9" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°58'53.8" ΔT 24.1 s ## Eclipse season See also: [Eclipse cycle](/source/Eclipse_cycle) This eclipse is part of an [eclipse season](/source/Eclipse_season), a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a [fortnight](/source/Fortnight). Eclipse season of November 1938 November 7 Descending node (full moon) November 21 Ascending node (new moon) Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 125 Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 151 ## Related eclipses ### Eclipses in 1938 - [A total lunar eclipse on May 14](/source/May_1938_lunar_eclipse). - [A total solar eclipse on May 29](/source/Solar_eclipse_of_May_29,_1938). - **A total lunar eclipse on November 7.** - [A partial solar eclipse on November 21](/source/Solar_eclipse_of_November_21,_1938). ### Metonic - Preceded by: [Lunar eclipse of January 19, 1935](/source/January_1935_lunar_eclipse) - Followed by: [Lunar eclipse of August 26, 1942](/source/August_1942_lunar_eclipse) ### Tzolkinex - Preceded by: [Lunar eclipse of September 26, 1931](/source/September_1931_lunar_eclipse) - Followed by: [Lunar eclipse of December 19, 1945](/source/December_1945_lunar_eclipse) ### Half-Saros - Preceded by: [Solar eclipse of November 1, 1929](/source/Solar_eclipse_of_November_1,_1929) - Followed by: [Solar eclipse of November 12, 1947](/source/Solar_eclipse_of_November_12,_1947) ### Tritos - Preceded by: [Lunar eclipse of December 8, 1927](/source/December_1927_lunar_eclipse) - Followed by: [Lunar eclipse of October 7, 1949](/source/October_1949_lunar_eclipse) ### Lunar Saros 125 - Preceded by: [Lunar eclipse of October 27, 1920](/source/October_1920_lunar_eclipse) - Followed by: [Lunar eclipse of November 18, 1956](/source/November_1956_lunar_eclipse) ### Inex - Preceded by: [Lunar eclipse of November 27, 1909](/source/November_1909_lunar_eclipse) - Followed by: [Lunar eclipse of October 18, 1967](/source/October_1967_lunar_eclipse) ### Triad - Preceded by: [Lunar eclipse of January 7, 1852](/source/January_1852_lunar_eclipse) - Followed by: [Lunar eclipse of September 7, 2025](/source/September_2025_lunar_eclipse) ### Half-Saros cycle A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a [half saros](/source/Saros_(astronomy)#Relationship_between_lunar_and_solar_saros_.28sar.29)).[5] This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of [Solar Saros 132](/source/Solar_Saros_132). November 1, 1929 November 12, 1947 ## See also - [List of lunar eclipses](/source/List_of_lunar_eclipses) - [List of 20th-century lunar eclipses](/source/List_of_20th-century_lunar_eclipses) ## Notes 1. ["November 7–8, 1938 Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)"](https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/1938-november-7). timeanddate. Retrieved 18 December 2024. 1. ["Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England"](https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/distance.html?year=1938&n=136). timeanddate. Retrieved 18 December 2024. 1. ["Total Lunar Eclipse of 1938 Nov 07"](https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot1901/LE1938Nov07T.pdf). NASA. Retrieved 18 December 2024. 1. ["Total Lunar Eclipse of 1938 Nov 07"](https://eclipsewise.com/lunar/LEprime/1901-2000/LE1938Nov07Tprime.html). EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 18 December 2024. 1. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, *The half-saros* --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [November 1938 lunar eclipse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_1938_lunar_eclipse) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_1938_lunar_eclipse?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.