Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971

Summary

A partial solar eclipse occurred on February 25, 1971 with a magnitude of 0.7872. 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. In this partial solar eclipse, the Moon covered 78.7% of the Sun.

Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma1.1188
Magnitude0.7872
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates61°24′N 33°30′W / 61.4°N 33.5°W / 61.4; -33.5
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse9:38:07
References
Saros149 (18 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)9444

Related eclipses edit

Solar eclipses of 1968–1971 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]

Solar eclipse series sets from 1968 to 1971
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Map Gamma Saros Map Gamma
119  
1968 March 28
Partial
−1.03704 124  
1968 September 22
Total
0.94507
129  
1969 March 18
Annular
−0.27037 134  
1969 September 11
Annular
0.22014
139  
1970 March 7
Total
0.44728 144  
1970 August 31
Annular
−0.53640
149  
1971 February 25Partial 1.11876 154  
1971 August 20
Partial
−1.26591
A partial solar eclipse of July 22, 1971 occurs in the next lunar year set.

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).

References edit

  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.

External links edit

  • Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
    • Google interactive map
    • Besselian elements