Solar eclipse of March 16, 1942

Summary

A partial solar eclipse occurred on Monday, March 16, 1942. 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 March 16, 1942
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma−1.1908
Magnitude0.6393
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates72°12′S 76°48′W / 72.2°S 76.8°W / -72.2; -76.8
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse23:37:07
References
Saros148 (17 of 75)
Catalog # (SE5000)9379

Related eclipses edit

Solar eclipses 1939–1942 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 1939 to 1942
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Map Saros Map
118 April 19, 1939
 
Annular
123 October 12, 1939
 
Total
128 April 7, 1940
 
Annular
133 October 1, 1940
 
Total
138 March 27, 1941
 
Annular
143 September 21, 1941
 
Total
148 March 16, 1942
 
Partial
153 September 10, 1942
 
Partial
The partial solar eclipse on August 12, 1942 occurs in the next lunar year eclipse set.

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

  • Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
    • Besselian elements