May 1956 lunar eclipse

A partial lunar eclipse took place on May 24, 1956.[1]

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Visibility

Related lunar eclipses

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1955–1958
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
110 1955 Jun 5
Penumbral
115 1955 Nov 29
Partial
120 1956 May 24
Partial
125 1956 Nov 18
Total
130 1957 May 13
Total
135 1957 Nov 7
Total
140 1958 May 3
Partial
145 1958 Oct 27
Penumbral
Last set 1954 Jul 16 Last set 1955 Jan 8
Next set 1958 Apr 4 Next set 1959 Sep 17

Tritos series

The tritos series repeats 31 days short of 11 years at alternating nodes. Sequential events have incremental Saros cycle indices.

This series produces 20 total eclipses between April 24, 1967 and August 1, 2167, only being partial on November 19, 2021.

Tritos eclipse series (subset 1901–2100)
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
chart
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
chart
115 1901 Oct 27
Partial
116 1912 Sep 26
Partial
117 1923 Aug 26
Partial
118 1934 Jul 26
Partial
119 1945 Jun 25
Partial
120 1956 May 24
Partial
121 1967 Apr 24
Total
122 1978 Mar 24
Total
123 1989 Feb 20
Total
124 2000 Jan 21
Total
125 2010 Dec 21
Total
126 2021 Nov 19
Partial
127 2032 Oct 18
Total
128 2043 Sep 19
Total
129 2058 Jun 6
Total
130 2069 May 6
Total
131 2080 Apr 4
Total
132 2091 Mar 5
Total

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