# Solar eclipse of September 10, 1942

A partial solar eclipse occurred on September 10, 1942. 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 September 10, 1942
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma1.2571
Magnitude0.523
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates71°54′N 50°00′E﻿ / ﻿71.9°N 50°E
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse15:39:32
References
Saros153 (5 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000)9380

## Related eclipses

### Solar eclipses 1939–1942

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 1939–1942
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Map Saros Map
118 April 19, 1939

Annular
123 October 12, 1939

Total
128 April 7, 1940

Annular
133 October 1, 1940

Total
138 March 27, 1941

Annular
143 September 21, 1941

Total
148 March 16, 1942

Partial
153 September 10, 1942

Partial
The partial solar eclipse on August 12, 1942 occurs in the next lunar year eclipse set.

## References

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.