Solar eclipse of May 19, 1985
Solar eclipse of May 19, 1985 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Partial |
Gamma | 1.072 |
Magnitude | 0.8406 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Coordinates | 63°12′N 81°06′E / 63.2°N 81.1°E |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 21:29:38 |
References | |
Saros | 147 (21 of 80) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9476 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Sunday, May 19 and Monday, May 20, 1985, with a magnitude of 0.8406. 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. It was visible near sunrise on May 20 over Japan and northeast Russia, and ending at sunset on May 19 over north Canada and Greenland.
Related eclipses[edit]
Eclipses in 1985[edit]
- A total lunar eclipse on May 4, 1985.
- A partial solar eclipse on May 19, 1985.
- A total lunar eclipse on October 28, 1985.
- A total solar eclipse on November 12, 1985.
Metonic[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 31, 1981
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1989
Tzolkinex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 7, 1978
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 30, 1992
Half-Saros[edit]
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 13, 1976
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 25, 1994
Tritos[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 20, 1974
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 17, 1996
Solar Saros 147[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 9, 1967
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 31, 2003
Inex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 8, 1956
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 29, 2014
Triad[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 18, 1898
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 19, 2072
Solar eclipses of 1982–1985[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.[1]
The partial solar eclipses on January 25, 1982 and July 20, 1982 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set.
Solar eclipse series sets from 1982 to 1985 | ||||||
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Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
117 | June 21, 1982 Partial |
−1.2102 | 122 | December 15, 1982 Partial |
1.1293 | |
127 | June 11, 1983 Total |
−0.4947 | 132 | December 4, 1983 Annular |
0.4015 | |
137 | May 30, 1984 Annular |
0.2755 | 142 Partial in Gisborne, New Zealand |
November 22, 1984 Total |
−0.3132 | |
147 | May 19, 1985 Partial |
1.072 | 152 | November 12, 1985 Total |
−0.9795 |
Saros 147[edit]
This eclipse is a part of Saros series 147, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 80 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on October 12, 1624. It contains annular eclipses from May 31, 2003 through July 31, 2706. There are no hybrid or total eclipses in this set. The series ends at member 80 as a partial eclipse on February 24, 3049. 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 annularity will be produced by member 38 at 9 minutes, 41 seconds on November 21, 2291. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit.[2]
Series members 11–32 occur between 1801 and 2200: | ||
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11 | 12 | 13 |
January 30, 1805 |
February 11, 1823 |
February 21, 1841 |
14 | 15 | 16 |
March 4, 1859 |
March 15, 1877 |
March 26, 1895 |
17 | 18 | 19 |
April 6, 1913 |
April 18, 1931 |
April 28, 1949 |
20 | 21 | 22 |
May 9, 1967 |
May 19, 1985 |
May 31, 2003 |
23 | 24 | 25 |
June 10, 2021 |
June 21, 2039 |
July 1, 2057 |
26 | 27 | 28 |
July 13, 2075 |
July 23, 2093 |
August 4, 2111 |
29 | 30 | 31 |
August 15, 2129 |
August 26, 2147 |
September 5, 2165 |
32 | ||
September 16, 2183 |
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). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node.
22 eclipse events between December 24, 1916 and July 31, 2000 | ||||
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December 24–25 | October 12–13 | July 31-Aug 1 | May 18–20 | March 7–8 |
91 | 93 | 95 | 97 | 99 |
December 23, 1878 | October 12, 1882 | July 31, 1886 | May 18, 1890 | March 7, 1894 |
101 | 103 | 105 | 107 | 109 |
December 23, 1897 | October 12, 1901 | August 1, 1905 | May 19, 1909 | March 8, 1913 |
111 | 113 | 115 | 117 | 119 |
December 24, 1916 |
October 12, 1920 | July 31, 1924 |
May 19, 1928 |
March 7, 1932 |
121 | 123 | 125 | 127 | 129 |
December 25, 1935 |
October 12, 1939 |
August 1, 1943 |
May 20, 1947 |
March 7, 1951 |
131 | 133 | 135 | 137 | 139 |
December 25, 1954 |
October 12, 1958 |
July 31, 1962 |
May 20, 1966 |
March 7, 1970 |
141 | 143 | 145 | 147 | 149 |
December 24, 1973 |
October 12, 1977 |
July 31, 1981 |
May 19, 1985 |
March 7, 1989 |
151 | 153 | 155 | 157 | 159 |
December 24, 1992 |
October 12, 1996 |
July 31, 2000 |
May 19, 2004 | March 7, 2008 |
161 | 163 | 165 | 167 | 169 |
December 24, 2011 | October 13, 2015 | August 1, 2019 | May 19, 2023 | March 8, 2027 |
References[edit]
- ^ 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 147". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
External links[edit]
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC