Solar eclipse of February 3, 1935

Summary

A partial solar eclipse occurred on Sunday, February 3, 1935. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.

Solar eclipse of February 3, 1935
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma1.1438
Magnitude0.739
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates62°30′N 115°24′W / 62.5°N 115.4°W / 62.5; -115.4
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse16:16:20
References
Saros149 (16 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)9362

Related eclipses edit

Solar eclipses 1931–1935 edit

This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.[1]

Solar eclipse series sets from 1931 to 1935
Descending node   Ascending node
114 September 12, 1931
 
Partial
119 March 7, 1932
 
Annular
124 August 31, 1932
 
Total
129 February 24, 1933
 
Annular
134 August 21, 1933
 
Annular
139 February 14, 1934
 
Total
144 August 10, 1934
 
Annular
149 February 3, 1935
 
Partial
154 July 30, 1935
 
Partial

References edit

  1. ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

External links edit

  • http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot1901/SE1935Feb03P.GIF