Solar eclipse of December 4, 1964

A partial solar eclipse occurred on December 4, 1964. 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 eclipse of December 4, 1964
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma1.1193
Magnitude0.7518
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates64.3°N 173.3°W / 64.3; -173.3
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse1:31:54
References
Saros122 (55 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000)9431

Solar eclipses of 1964–1967

This eclipse is a member of a 1964–1967 series at alternating nodes every 6 synodic months.

Note: Partial solar eclipses on January 14, 1964 and July 9, 1964 belong to the previous lunar year set.

Solar eclipse series sets from 1964–1967
Ascending node   Descending node
SarosMapGamma SarosMapGamma
117
1964 June 10
Partial
−1.13926 122
1964 December 4
Partial
1.11929
127
1965 May 30
Total
−0.42251 132
1965 November 23
Annular
0.39061
137
1966 May 20
Annular
0.34672 142
1966 November 12
Total
−0.33001
147
1967 May 9
Partial
1.14218 152
1967 November 2
Total (non-central)
−1.00067

References

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