Solar eclipse of November 12, 1928
A partial solar eclipse occurred on November 12, 1928. 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 12, 1928 | |
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Map | |
Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Partial |
Gamma | 1.0861 |
Magnitude | 0.8078 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Coordinates | 62.6°N 81.1°E |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 9:48:24 |
References | |
Saros | 122 (53 of 70) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9348 |
Related eclipses
Solar eclipses 1928–1931
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 1928–1931 | ||||
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Ascending node | Descending node | |||
117 | May 19, 1928 Total (non-central) |
122 | November 12, 1928 Partial | |
127 | May 9, 1929 Total |
132 | November 1, 1929 Annular | |
137 | April 28, 1930 Hybrid |
142 | October 21, 1930 Total | |
147 | April 18, 1931 Partial |
152 | October 11, 1931 Partial |
Metonic series
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: | ||||
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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 |
References
- 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.
External links
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC