Solar eclipse of March 27, 1941
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| Annular eclipse | |
 Map | |
| Gamma | −0.5025 |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 0.9355 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 461 s (7 min 41 s) |
| Coordinates | 26°12′S 110°54′W / 26.2°S 110.9°W |
| Max. width of band | 276 km (171 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 20:08:08 |
| References | |
| Saros | 138 (27 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9377 |
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, March 27, 1941,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9355. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 2.6 days before apogee (on March 30, 1941, at 10:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.[2]
Annularity was visible from Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Oceania, Central America, the Caribbean, western South America, and Antarctica.
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.[3]
| Event | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| First Penumbral External Contact | 1941 March 27 at 17:12:43.8 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 1941 March 27 at 18:23:09.9 UTC |
| First Central Line | 1941 March 27 at 18:26:16.2 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 1941 March 27 at 18:29:24.0 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1941 March 27 at 19:49:22.3 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1941 March 27 at 20:08:07.8 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 1941 March 27 at 20:11:10.7 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1941 March 27 at 20:14:07.0 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 1941 March 27 at 21:47:04.6 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 1941 March 27 at 21:50:13.5 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 1941 March 27 at 21:53:20.9 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1941 March 27 at 23:03:43.6 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.93546 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.87508 |
| Gamma | −0.50251 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 00h24m50.5s |
| Sun Declination | +02°41'09.8" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'01.3" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 00h25m23.4s |
| Moon Declination | +02°15'13.1" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 14'47.6" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°54'17.7" |
| ΔT | 24.9 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.
| March 13 Ascending node (full moon) | March 27 Descending node (new moon) |
|---|---|
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| Partial lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 112 | Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 138 |
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