Solar eclipse of June 19, 1917

A partial solar eclipse occurred on June 19, 1917. 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 June 19, 1917
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma1.2857
Magnitude0.4729
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates66.2°N 150.1°E / 66.2; 150.1
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse13:16:21
References
Saros116 (67 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000)9322

Solar eclipses 1916–1920

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 1916–1920
Ascending node   Descending node
111December 24, 1916

Partial
116June 19, 1917

Partial
121December 14, 1917

Annular
126June 8, 1918

Total
131December 3, 1918

Annular
136May 29, 1919

Total
141November 22, 1919

Annular
146May 18, 1920

Partial
151November 10, 1920

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).

Notes

  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.

References

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