Solar eclipse of June 8, 1937
Solar eclipse of June 8, 1937 | |
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Map | |
Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Total |
Gamma | -0.2253 |
Magnitude | 1.0751 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 424 sec (7 m 4 s) |
Coordinates | 9°54′N 130°30′W / 9.9°N 130.5°W |
Max. width of band | 250 km (160 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 20:41:02 |
References | |
Saros | 136 (33 of 71) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9369 |
A total solar eclipse occurred on June 8, 1937. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. The path of totality crossed the pacific ocean starting in Micronesia, and ending at sunset in western South America.
Related eclipses
Solar eclipses 1935-1938
Each member 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.
Ascending node | Descending node | |||
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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 |
Saros 136
Solar Saros 136, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, contains 71 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on Jun 14, 1360, and reached a first annular eclipse on September 8, 1504. It was a hybrid event from November 22, 1612, through January 17, 1703, and total eclipses from January 27, 1721 through May 13, 2496. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on July 30, 2622, with the entire series lasting 1262 years. The longest eclipse occurred on June 20, 1955, with a maximum duration of totality at 7 minutes, 8 seconds.[1]
Series members 29–43 occur between 1865 and 2117 | ||
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29 | 30 | 31 |
April 25, 1865 |
May 6, 1883 |
May 18, 1901 |
32 | 33 | 34 |
May 29, 1919 |
Jun 8, 1937 |
Jun 20, 1955 |
35 | 36 | 37 |
Jun 30, 1973 |
Jul 11, 1991 |
Jul 22, 2009 |
38 | 39 | 40 |
Aug 2, 2027 |
Aug 12, 2045 |
Aug. 24, 2063 |
41 | 42 | 43 |
Sep. 3, 2081 |
Sep. 14, 2099 |
Sep. 26, 2117 |
Notess
References
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
- Fotos of Solar Corona June 8, 1937
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