| Total Lunar Eclipse November 18, 1956 | |
|---|---|
| (No photo) | |
 The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals. | |
| Series | 125 (45 of 72) |
| Gamma | 0.2917 |
| Magnitude | 1.3172 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Totality | 1:18:24 |
| Partial | 3:29:31 |
| Penumbral | 5:32:22 |
| Contacts | UTC | |
| P1 | 4:02:10 |
| U1 | 5:03:31 |
| U2 | 6:09:04 |
| Greatest | 6:48:16 |
| U3 | 7:27:28 |
| U4 | 8:33:01 |
| P4 | 9:34:22 |
A total lunar eclipse took place on Sunday, November 18, 1956.[1]