Solar eclipse of January 3, 1946

Solar eclipse of January 3, 1946
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Type of eclipse
Nature Partial
Gamma -1.2392
Magnitude 0.5529
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates 67.1S 177.6E
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse 12:16:11
References
Saros 150 (13 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9388

A partial solar eclipse occurred on January 3, 1946. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially 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.

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Related eclipses

Solar eclipses 1942-1946

This set of solar eclipses repeat approximately every 177 days and 4 hours at alternating nodes of the moon's orbit.

Solar eclipse series sets from 1942-1946
Ascending node   Descending node
115 August 12, 1942

Partial
120 February 4, 1943

Total
125 August 1, 1943

Annular
130 January 25, 1944

Total
135 July 20, 1944

Annular
140 January 14, 1945

Annular
145 July 9, 1945

Total
150 January 3, 1946

Partial
155 June 29, 1946

Partial

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