| Type: | partial |
| Date: | August 5, 1952 |
| Gamma: | -0.7383 |
| Magnitude: | 0.5317 |
| Saros Ser: | 118 |
| Saros No: | 48 of 74 |
| Partiality: | 147 minutes and 10 seconds |
| Penumbral: | 278 minutes and 22 seconds |
| P1: | 17:28:13 |
| U1: | 18:33:49 |
| Greatest: | 19:47:55 |
| U4: | 21:01:00 |
| P4: | 22:06:35 |
| Previous: | February 1952 |
| Next: | January 1953 |
A partial lunar eclipse took place on Tuesday, August 5, 1952. The Earth's shadow on the Moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 53.2% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 27 minutes. The Moon's apparent diameter was larger and Supermoon because the eclipse occurred only 45 minutes before perigee.[1]
The partial eclipse was visible from Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, seen rising over eastern South America and Atlantic, and setting over Pacific.
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 125.