| Total Lunar Eclipse April 2, 1950 | |
|---|---|
| (No photo) | |
 The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals. | |
| Series | 131 (30 of 72) |
| Gamma | -0.4598 |
| Magnitude | 1.0329 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Totality | 26:54 |
| Partial | 3:09:36 |
| Penumbral | 5:06:30 |
| Contacts UTC | |
| P1 | 18:11:19 |
| U1 | 19:09:36 |
| U2 | 20:31:07 |
| Greatest | 20:44:34 |
| U3 | 20:58:01 |
| U4 | 22:19:22 |
| P4 | 23:17:49 |
A total lunar eclipse took place on Sunday, April 2, 1950. This was the first total lunar eclipse of Saros cycle 131.