| bgcolor=#e7dcc3 colspan=2 | Total Lunar Eclipse April 2, 1950 | ||
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| (No photo) | |||
The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals. | |||
| align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0 | Series | 131 (30 of 72) | |
| align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0 | Gamma | -0.4598 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0 | Magnitude | 1.0329 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#c0b0e0 colspan=2 | Duration (hr:mn:sc) | ||
| align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | Totality | 26:54 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | Partial | 3:09:36 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | Penumbral | 5:06:30 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#a0d0e0 colspan=2 | Contacts UTC | ||
| align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | P1 | 18:11:19 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | U1 | 19:09:36 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | U2 | 20:31:07 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#a0a0e0 | Greatest | 20:44:34 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | U3 | 20:58:01 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | U4 | 22:19:22 | |
| align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | P4 | 23:17:49 | |
It was visible from Africa, Europe, Asia, Madagascar, the Philippines, and totality occurred as the Moon set from the western side of Australia.
The next occurrence was on April 13, 1968. The previous occurrence was March 22, 1932.