| Partial Lunar Eclipse May 24, 1956 | |
|---|---|
| (No photo) | |
 The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals. | |
| Series | 120 (55 of 84) |
| Gamma | -0.4726 |
| Magnitude | 0.9647 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Partial | 3:24:30 |
| Penumbral | 5:48:30 |
| Contacts (UTC) | |
| P1 | 12:37:37 |
| U1 | 13:49:37 |
| Greatest | 15:31:52 |
| U4 | 17:14:07 |
| P4 | 18:26:07 |
A partial lunar eclipse took place on Thursday, May 24, 1956. It was the first eclipse of the last partial set in Saros series 120.[1]