Solar eclipse of October 12, 1939

Solar eclipse of October 12, 1939
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature Total
Gamma -0.9737
Magnitude 1.0266
Maximum eclipse
Duration 92 sec (1 m 32 s)
Coordinates 72°48′S 155°06′E / 72.8°S 155.1°E / -72.8; 155.1
Max. width of band 418 km (260 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse 20:40:23
References
Saros 123 (49 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9374

A total solar eclipse occurred on October 12, 1939. 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.

Solar eclipses 1939-1942

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.

Solar eclipse series sets from 1939-1942
Descending node   Ascending node
SarosMap SarosMap
118April 19, 1939

Annular
123October 12, 1939

Total
128April 7, 1940

Annular
133October 1, 1940

Total
138March 27, 1941

Annular
143September 21, 1941

Total
148March 16, 1942

Partial
153September 10, 1942

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

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).

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