Solar eclipse of December 4, 1964
A partial solar eclipse occurred on December 4, 1964. 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 December 4, 1964 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | 1.1193 |
| Magnitude | 0.7518 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 64.3°N 173.3°W |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 1:31:54 |
| References | |
| Saros | 122 (55 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9431 |
Related eclipses
Solar eclipses of 1964–1967
This eclipse is a member of a 1964–1967 series at alternating nodes every 6 synodic months.
Note: Partial solar eclipses on January 14, 1964 and July 9, 1964 belong to the previous lunar year set.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 1964–1967 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||
| Saros | Map | Saros | Map | |
| 117 |  1964 June 10 Partial |
122 | 1964 December 4 Partial | |
| 127 |  1965 May 30 Total |
132 |  1965 November 23 Annular | |
| 137 |  1966 May 20 Annular |
142 |  1966 November 12 Total | |
| 147 |  1967 May 9 Partial |
152 |  1967 November 2 Total (non-central) | |
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References
External links
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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