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
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma1.0861
Magnitude0.8078
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates62°36′N 81°06′E / 62.6°N 81.1°E / 62.6; 81.1
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse9:48:24
References
Saros122 (53 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000)9348

Related eclipses edit

Solar eclipses 1928–1931 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 1928 to 1931
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 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).

References edit

  1. ^ 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 edit