Solar eclipse of November 3, 1975

A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of the orbit on Monday, November 3, 1975. 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 November 3, 1975
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma−1.0248
Magnitude0.9588
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates70.4°S 161.7°W / -70.4; -161.7
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse13:15:54
References
Saros123 (51 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000)9455

Eclipses in 1975

Solar eclipses of 1975–1978

There were 8 solar eclipses (at 6 month intervals) between May 11, 1975 and October 2, 1978.

Solar eclipse series sets from 1975–1978
Descending node   Ascending node
SarosMapGamma SarosMapGamma
118
1975 May 11
Partial
1.06472 123
1975 November 3
Partial
−1.02475
128
1976 April 29
Annular
0.33783 133
1976 October 23
Total
−0.32699
138
1977 April 18
Annular
−0.39903 143
1977 October 12
Total
0.38363
148
1978 April 7
Partial
−1.10812 153
1978 October 2
Partial
1.16164

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). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node.

21 eclipse events, progressing from south to north between June 10, 1964, and August 21, 2036
June 10–11 March 27–29 January 15–16 November 3 August 21–22
117 119 121 123 125

June 10, 1964

March 28, 1968

January 16, 1972

November 3, 1975

August 22, 1979
127 129 131 133 135

June 11, 1983

March 29, 1987

January 15, 1991

November 3, 1994

August 22, 1998
137 139 141 143 145

June 10, 2002

March 29, 2006

January 15, 2010

November 3, 2013

August 21, 2017
147 149 151 153 155

June 10, 2021

March 29, 2025

January 14, 2029

November 3, 2032

August 21, 2036

References

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