Solar eclipse of August 31, 1989

Solar eclipse of August 31, 1989
Solar eclipse of August 31, 1989
	Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Partial
Gamma	−1.1928
Magnitude	0.6344
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates	61°18′S 23°36′E / 61.3°S 23.6°E
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	5:31:47
References
Saros	154 (5 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9485

A partial solar eclipse occurred on August 31, 1989. 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.

Related eclipses[edit]

Eclipses of 1989[edit]

Solar eclipses of 1986–1989[edit]

There were 8 solar eclipses between April 9, 1986 and August 31, 1989.

Solar eclipse series sets from 1986 to 1989
Ascending node			Descending node
Saros	Map	Gamma	Saros	Map	Gamma
119	1986 April 9 Partial	−1.08215	124	1986 October 3 Hybrid	0.99305
129	1987 March 29 Hybrid	−0.30531	134	1987 September 23 Annular	0.27869
139	1988 March 18 Total	0.41879	144	1988 September 11 Annular	−0.46811
149	1989 March 7 Partial	1.09815	154	1989 August 31 Partial	−1.19279

Metonic series[edit]

The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days).

22 eclipse events, progressing from north to south between April 8, 1902, and August 31, 1989:
April 7–8	January 24–25	November 12	August 31-September 1	June 19–20
108			114	116
April 8, 1902			August 31, 1913	June 19, 1917
118	120	122	124	126
April 8, 1921	January 24, 1925	November 12, 1928	August 31, 1932	June 19, 1936
128	130	132	134	136
April 7, 1940	January 25, 1944	November 12, 1947	September 1, 1951	June 20, 1955
138	140	142	144	146
April 8, 1959	January 25, 1963	November 12, 1966	August 31, 1970	June 20, 1974
148	150	152	154
April 7, 1978	January 25, 1982	November 12, 1985	August 31, 1989