October 1939 lunar eclipse
A partial lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, October 28, 1939. It was a nearly total eclipse, with 98.77% of the Moon under Earth's shadow. It was the last partial lunar eclipse of the first set of partial eclipses in Saros series 135. Related lunar eclipses. Half-Saros cycle. A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 142.