Solar eclipse of October 21, 1949
| Solar eclipse of October 21, 1949 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | −1.027 |
| Magnitude | 0.9638 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 61°30′S 107°30′E / 61.5°S 107.5°E |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 21:13:01 |
| References | |
| Saros | 152 (9 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9397 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, October 21, 1949, with a magnitude of 0.9638. 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 in 1949[edit]
- A total lunar eclipse on April 13, 1949.
- A partial solar eclipse on April 28, 1949.
- A total lunar eclipse on October 7, 1949.
- A partial solar eclipse on October 21, 1949.
Metonic[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 3, 1946
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 9, 1953
Tzolkinex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 10, 1942
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 2, 1956
Half-Saros[edit]
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 16, 1940
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 27, 1958
Tritos[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 21, 1938
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 20, 1960
Solar Saros 152[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 11, 1931
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 2, 1967
Inex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 10, 1920
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 2, 1978
Triad[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 21, 1862
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 21, 2036
Solar eclipses of 1946–1949[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 1946 to 1949 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 117 | 1946 May 30 Partial |
-1.07105 | 122 | 1946 November 23 Partial |
1.10500 | |
| 127 | 1947 May 20 Total |
-0.35279 | 132 | 1947 November 12 Annular |
0.37431 | |
| 137 | 1948 May 9 Annular |
0.41332 | 142 | 1948 November 1 Total |
-0.35172 | |
| 147 | 1949 April 28 Partial |
1.20682 | 152 | 1949 October 21 Partial |
-1.02696 | |
Saros 152[edit]
Solar saros 152, repeating every about 18 years and 11 days, contains 70 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on July 26, 1805. It has total eclipses from November 2, 1967, to September 14, 2490; hybrid eclipses from September 26, 2508, to October 17, 2544; and annular eclipses from October 29, 2562, to June 16, 2941. The series ends at member 70 as a partial eclipse on August 20, 3049. The longest total eclipse will occur on June 9, 2328, at 5 minutes and 15 seconds; the longest annular eclipse will occur on February 16, 2743, at 5 minutes and 20 seconds.[2]
| Series members 7–17 occur between 1901 and 2100: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 8 | 9 |
 September 30, 1913 |
 October 11, 1931 |
October 21, 1949 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 |
 November 2, 1967 |
 November 12, 1985 |
 November 23, 2003 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 |
 December 4, 2021 |
 December 15, 2039 |
 December 26, 2057 |
| 16 | 17 | |
 January 6, 2076 |
 January 16, 2094 | |
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Saros Series Catalog of Solar Eclipses NASA Eclipse Web Site.
External links[edit]
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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