A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on Friday 23 April, 1948 UT, with maximum eclipse at 13:38 UT. A tiny bite out of the Moon may have been visible at maximum, though just 2% of the Moon was shadowed in a partial eclipse which lasted for 34 minutes and 18 seconds. A shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should have been visible at maximum eclipse.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 18 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 34 minutes and 18 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 13:38:50 UT.

During this eclipse the Moon was just 3 days past perigee, making it relatively large. At maximum eclipse it was 0.542° in apparent diameter, which is 2.1% larger than average. The statistics page has information on the ranges of the sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.

Interactive Map

This map shows the visibility of the eclipse at maximum eclipse, when it was visible within the bright area on the map. Note that the map is approximate, and if you were near the edge of the area of visibility, the moon was very close to the horizon and may not have been practically visible.

You can use the zoom controls to zoom in and out, and pan to see areas of interest. The green marker in the centre shows where the Moon will be directly overhead at maximum eclipse.

The interactive map is currently not available.

Overview Map

This map sourced from NASA Goddard Space flight Center: GSFC Eclipse Web SiteGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
shows the visibility of the eclipse. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:

This was the 63rd eclipse in lunar Saros series 111.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 111, is linked to solar Saros series 118. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 13:38:50 on 23 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 13:39:18 on 23 Apr TDT
Saros Series 111 Number in Series 63
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.0171 Central Magnitiude 0.0229
Gamma 1.0016 Path Width (km)
Delta T 0m28s Error ± 0m00s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h18m Partial Duration 34m18s
Total Duration
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 150467059 km (69.7%) Moon Distance 373552 km (34.1%)
Sun Diameter 0.530° Moon Diameter 0.533° - 0.542°
Perigee 01:07 on 20 Apr UT Apogee 00:57 on 2 May UT

Note that while all dates and times on this site (except where noted) are in UT, which is within a second of civil time, the dates and times shown in NASA's eclipse listingsGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
are in the TDT timescale.

The Sun and Moon distances are shown in km, and as a percentage of their minimum - maximum distances; hence 0% is the closest possible (Earth's perihelion, or the Moon's closest possible perigee) and 100% is the farthest (aphelion, the farthest apogee). The statistics page has information on the ranges of sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:46 UTC.