Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971

Summary

A partial solar eclipse occurred on July 22, 1971. This was the 70th and final solar eclipse from Solar Saros 116.

Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma1.513
Magnitude0.0689
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates63°30′N 177°00′E / 63.5°N 177°E / 63.5; 177
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse9:31:55
References
Saros116 (70 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000)9446

Half-Saros cycle edit

Solar Saros 116 and Lunar Saros 109

Solar eclipse of June 19, 1917

Solar eclipse of June 30, 1935

July 1944 lunar eclipse

Solar eclipse of July 11, 1953

July 1962 lunar eclipse

Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971

July 1980 lunar eclipse

August 1998 lunar eclipse

August 2016 lunar eclipse

Related eclipses edit

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.[1]

Note: Partial solar eclipses on February 25, 1971 and August 20, 1971 occur in the next lunar year set.

Solar eclipse series sets from 1971 to 1974
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Map Gamma Saros Map Gamma
116  
1971 July 22Partial 1.51298 121  
1972 January 16
Annular
−0.93651
126  
1972 July 10
Total
0.68719 131  
1973 January 4
Annular
−0.26441
136  
1973 June 30
Total
−0.07853 141  
1973 December 24
Annular
0.41710
146  
1974 June 20
Total
−0.82388 151  
1974 December 13
Partial
1.07974

Metonic cycle 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 descending node.

21 events between July 22, 1971 and July 22, 2047
July 21–22 May 9–11 February 26–27 December 14–15 October 2–3
116 118 120 122 124
 
July 22, 1971  
May 11, 1975
 
February 26, 1979
 
December 15, 1982
 
October 3, 1986
126 128 130 132 134
 
July 22, 1990
 
May 10, 1994
 
February 26, 1998
 
December 14, 2001
 
October 3, 2005
136 138 140 142 144
 
July 22, 2009
 
May 10, 2013
 
February 26, 2017
 
December 14, 2020
 
October 2, 2024
146 148 150 152 154
 
July 22, 2028
 
May 9, 2032
 
February 27, 2036
 
December 15, 2039
 
October 3, 2043
156
 
July 22, 2047

Half-Saros cycle edit

A solar eclipse will be preceded and followed by lunar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This solar eclipse is related to two penumbral lunar eclipses of Lunar Saros 109 on the first and second columns.

From the Earth edit

17 July 1962 28 July 1980 08 August 1998 18 August 2016
       

From the Moon edit

17 July 1962 28 July 1980 08 August 1998 18 August 2016
       

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.
  2. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros

External links edit

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