A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on Sunday 18 November, 1956 UT, with maximum eclipse at 06:47 UT. The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 18 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 32% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 30 minutes in total.
The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 32 minutes.
The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 30 minutes.
The total eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 18 minutes.
Maximum eclipse was at 06:47:44 UT.
During this eclipse the Moon was just 3 days before 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)
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 45th eclipse in lunar Saros series 125.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, lunar Saros series 125,
is linked to solar Saros series 132. The
nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
Eclipse Parameters
| UT Date/time (max) | 06:47:44 on 18 Nov UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 06:48:16 on 18 Nov TDT |
| Saros Series | 125 |
Number in Series | 45 |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | 2.3285 |
Central Magnitiude | 1.3172 |
| Gamma | 0.2917 |
Path Width (km) | |
| Delta T | 0m32s |
Error | ± 0m00s (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | 5h32m |
Partial Duration | 3h30m |
| Total Duration | 1h18m |
| |
| Partial Rating | |
Total Rating | |
| Sun Distance | 147840800 km (15.4%) |
Moon Distance | 373343 km (33.7%) |
| Sun Diameter | 0.539° |
Moon Diameter | 0.533° - 0.542° |
| Apogee | 19:23 on 9 Nov UT |
Perigee | 16:49 on 21 Nov 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)
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.
