Solar eclipse of May 19, 1928
Solar eclipse of May 19, 1928 | |
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Map | |
Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Total |
Gamma | 1.0048 |
Magnitude | 1.014 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | - |
Coordinates | 63°18′S 22°30′E / 63.3°S 22.5°E |
Max. width of band | - km |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 13:24:20 |
References | |
Saros | 117 (64 of 71) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9347 |
A total solar eclipse occurred on May 19, 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 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.
Related eclipses
Solar eclipses 1928-1931
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.
Ascending node | Descending node | |||
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117 | May 19, 1928 Total |
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).
21 eclipse events between July 31, 1924 and July 31, 2000 | ||||
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July 31-Aug 1 | May 19-20 | March 7 | December 24-25 | October 12 |
115 | 117 | 119 | 121 | 123 |
July 31, 1924 |
May 19, 1928 |
March 7, 1932 |
December 25, 1935 |
October 12, 1939 |
125 | 127 | 129 | 131 | 133 |
August 1, 1943 |
May 20, 1947 |
March 7, 1951 |
December 25, 1954 |
October 12, 1958 |
135 | 137 | 139 | 141 | 143 |
July 31, 1962 |
May 20, 1966 |
March 7, 1970 |
December 24, 1973 |
October 12, 1977 |
145 | 147 | 149 | 151 | 153 |
July 31, 1981 |
May 19, 1985 |
March 7, 1989 |
December 24, 1992 |
October 12, 1996 |
155 | ||||
July 31, 2000 |
Notes
References
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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