Solar eclipse of November 21, 1938

Summary

A partial solar eclipse occurred on November 21, 1938. 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 November 21, 1938
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma1.1077
Magnitude0.7781
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates68°54′N 162°00′W / 68.9°N 162°W / 68.9; -162
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse23:52:25
References
Saros151 (10 of 72)
Catalog # (SE5000)9372

Related eclipses edit

Solar eclipses 1935–1938 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 1935 to 1938
Ascending node   Descending node
111 January 5, 1935
 
Partial
116 June 30, 1935
 
Partial
121 December 25, 1935
 
Annular
126 June 19, 1936
 
Total
131 December 13, 1936
 
Annular
136 June 8, 1937
 
Total
141 December 2, 1937
 
Annular
146 May 29, 1938
 
Total
151 November 21, 1938
 
Partial

Notes 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.

References edit

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

External links edit