Solar eclipse of February 3, 1935

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gamma1.1438
Coordinates62°30′N 115°24′W / 62.5°N 115.4°W / 62.5; -115.4
Greatest eclipse16:16:20
Solar eclipse of February 3, 1935
Partial eclipse
Map
Gamma1.1438
Magnitude0.739
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates62°30′N 115°24′W / 62.5°N 115.4°W / 62.5; -115.4
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse16:16:20
References
Saros149 (16 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)9362

A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, February 3, 1935,[1][2][3][4] with a magnitude of 0.739. 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.

This was the second of five solar eclipses in 1935, with the others occurring on January 5, June 30, July 30, and December 25. The next time this will occur is 2206.

A partial eclipse was visible for most of North America.

Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the Moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[5]

February 3, 1935 Solar Eclipse Times
Event Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact 1935 February 3 at 14:30:31.4 UTC
Greatest Eclipse 1935 February 3 at 16:16:20.2 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction 1935 February 3 at 16:27:42.1 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction 1935 February 3 at 17:04:33.7 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact 1935 February 3 at 18:01:48.2 UTC
February 3, 1935 Solar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter Value
Eclipse Magnitude 0.73901
Eclipse Obscuration 0.67784
Gamma 1.14380
Sun Right Ascension 21h05m33.3s
Sun Declination -16°39'23.6"
Sun Semi-Diameter 16'13.5"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9"
Moon Right Ascension 21h03m43.1s
Moon Declination -15°34'30.3"
Moon Semi-Diameter 16'44.0"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 1°01'24.9"
ΔT 23.9 s

Eclipse season

This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.

Eclipse season of January–February 1935
January 5
Ascending node (new moon)
January 19
Descending node (full moon)
February 3
Ascending node (new moon)
Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 111
Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 123
Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 149

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI