Solar eclipse of June 30, 1935

Solar eclipse of June 30, 1935
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature Partial
Gamma 1.3623
Magnitude 0.3375
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates 65°12′N 39°06′E / 65.2°N 39.1°E / 65.2; 39.1
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse 19:59:46
References
Saros 116 (68 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9365

A partial solar eclipse occurred on June 30, 1935. 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 eclipses 1935-1938

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 1935-1938
Ascending node   Descending node
111January 5, 1935

Partial
116June 30, 1935

Partial
121December 25, 1935

Annular
126June 19, 1936

Total
131December 13, 1936

Annular
136June 8, 1937

Total
141December 2, 1937

Annular
146May 29, 1938

Total
151November 21, 1938

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).

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