Solar eclipse of June 20, 1974
Solar eclipse of June 20, 1974 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Total |
Gamma | −0.8239 |
Magnitude | 1.0592 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 309 s (5 min 9 s) |
Coordinates | 32°06′S 103°42′E / 32.1°S 103.7°E |
Max. width of band | 344 km (214 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 4:48:04 |
References | |
Saros | 146 (25 of 76) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9452 |
A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, June 20, 1974, with a magnitude of 1.0592. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the view of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide.
The path of totality passed over the Indian Ocean, Amsterdam Island, and Western Australia. The partial eclipse was visible from Madagascar, Indonesia, Australia, and the southwestern coast of South Island, New Zealand.[1]
Related eclipses[edit]
Eclipses in 1974[edit]
- A partial lunar eclipse on June 4, 1974.
- A total solar eclipse on June 20, 1974.
- A total lunar eclipse on November 29, 1974.
- A partial solar eclipse on December 13, 1974.
Metonic[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 31, 1970
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 7, 1978
Tzolkinex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 9, 1967
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 31, 1981
Half-Saros[edit]
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 14, 1965
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 25, 1983
Tritos[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 20, 1963
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 19, 1985
Solar Saros 146[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 8, 1956
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 30, 1992
Inex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 9, 1945
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 31, 2003
Triad[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 19, 1887
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 20, 2061
Solar eclipses of 1971–1974[edit]
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.[2]
The partial solar eclipses on February 25, 1971 and August 20, 1971 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set.
Solar eclipse series sets from 1971 to 1974 | ||||||
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Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
116 | July 22, 1971![]() Partial |
1.513 | 121 | January 16, 1972![]() Annular |
−0.9365 | |
126 | July 10, 1972![]() Total |
0.6872 | 131 | January 4, 1973![]() Annular |
−0.2644 | |
136 | June 30, 1973![]() Total |
−0.0785 | 141 | December 24, 1973![]() Annular |
0.4171 | |
146 | June 20, 1974![]() Total |
−0.8239 | 151 | December 13, 1974![]() Partial |
1.0797 |
Saros 146[edit]
This eclipse is a part of Saros series 146, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 76 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on September 19, 1541. It contains total eclipses from May 29, 1938 through October 7, 2154; hybrid eclipses from October 17, 2172 through November 20, 2226; and annular eclipses from November 30, 2244 through August 10, 2659. The series ends at member 76 as a partial eclipse on December 29, 2893. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.
The longest duration of totality was produced by member 26 at 5 minutes, 21 seconds on June 30, 1992, and the longest duration of annularity will be produced by member 63 at 3 minutes, 30 seconds on August 10, 2659. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit.[3]
Series members 16–37 occur between 1801 and 2200: | ||
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16 | 17 | 18 |
![]() March 13, 1812 |
![]() March 24, 1830 |
![]() April 3, 1848 |
19 | 20 | 21 |
![]() April 15, 1866 |
![]() April 25, 1884 |
![]() May 7, 1902 |
22 | 23 | 24 |
![]() May 18, 1920 |
![]() May 29, 1938 |
![]() June 8, 1956 |
25 | 26 | 27 |
![]() June 20, 1974 |
![]() June 30, 1992 |
![]() July 11, 2010 |
28 | 29 | 30 |
![]() July 22, 2028 |
![]() August 2, 2046 |
![]() August 12, 2064 |
31 | 32 | 33 |
![]() August 24, 2082 |
![]() September 4, 2100 |
![]() September 15, 2118 |
34 | 35 | 36 |
![]() September 26, 2136 |
![]() October 7, 2154 |
![]() October 17, 2172 |
37 | ||
![]() October 29, 2190 |
Metonic series[edit]
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).
22 eclipse events, progressing from north to south between April 8, 1902 and August 31, 1989: | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
April 7–8 | January 24–25 | November 12 | August 31-September 1 | June 19–20 |
108 | 114 | 116 | ||
![]() April 8, 1902 |
![]() August 31, 1913 |
![]() June 19, 1917 | ||
118 | 120 | 122 | 124 | 126 |
![]() April 8, 1921 |
![]() January 24, 1925 |
![]() November 12, 1928 |
![]() August 31, 1932 |
![]() June 19, 1936 |
128 | 130 | 132 | 134 | 136 |
![]() April 7, 1940 |
![]() January 25, 1944 |
![]() November 12, 1947 |
![]() September 1, 1951 |
![]() June 20, 1955 |
138 | 140 | 142 | 144 | 146 |
![]() April 8, 1959 |
![]() January 25, 1963 |
![]() November 12, 1966 |
![]() August 31, 1970 |
![]() June 20, 1974 |
148 | 150 | 152 | 154 | |
![]() April 7, 1978 |
![]() January 25, 1982 |
![]() November 12, 1985 |
![]() August 31, 1989 |
References[edit]
- ^ Duncombe, Julena S. (June 15, 1973). "Total Solar Eclipse of 20 June 1974". United States Naval Observatory Circular. 144: 2. Bibcode:1973USNOC.144.....D.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NASA - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 146". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
External links[edit]
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC