| Solar eclipse of May 29, 1938 | |
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| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | -0.9607 |
| Magnitude | 1.0552 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 4m 5s |
| Coordinates | 52.7S 22W |
| Max. width of band | 675 km |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 13:50:19 |
| References | |
| Saros | 146 (23 of 76) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9371 |
A total solar eclipse occurred on May 29, 1938. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across the surface of the Earth, while a partial solar eclipse will be visible over a region thousands of kilometres wide.
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This set of solar eclipses repeat approximately every 177 days and 4 hours at alternating nodes of the moon's orbit.
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||
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| 111 | January 5, 1935 Partial |
116 | June 30, 1935 Partial |
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| 121 | December 25, 1935 Annular |
126 | June 19, 1936 Total |
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| 131 | December 13, 1936 Annular |
136 | June 8, 1937 Total |
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| 141 | December 2, 1937 Annular |
146 | May 29, 1938 Total |
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| 151 | November 21, 1938 Partial |
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