Solar eclipse of April 28, 1949

A partial solar eclipse occurred on April 28, 1949.

Solar eclipse of April 28, 1949
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma1.2068
Magnitude0.6092
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates61.9°N 55.7°W / 61.9; -55.7
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse7:48:53
References
Saros147 (19 of 80)
Catalog # (SE5000)9396

Solar eclipses 1946–1949

This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse 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.[1]

Solar eclipse series sets from 1946–1949
Ascending node   Descending node
1171946 May 30

Partial
1221946 November 23

Partial
1271947 May 20

Total
1321947 November 12

Annular
1371948 May 9

Annular
1421948 November 1

Total
1471949 April 28

Partial
1521949 October 21

Partial

References

  1. van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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