| Solar eclipse of November 12, 1985 | |
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| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | -0.9795 |
| Magnitude | 1.0388 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 1m 59s |
| Coordinates | 68.6S 142.6W |
| Max. width of band | 690 km |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 14:11:27 |
| References | |
| Saros | 152 (11 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9477 |
A total solar eclipse occurred on November 12, 1985. 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.
It was visible only near Antarctica.
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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.
Note: Partial solar eclipses on January 25, 1982 and July 20, 1982 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set.
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||
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| Saros | Map | Saros | Map | |
| 117 | June 21, 1982 Partial |
122 | December 15, 1982 Partial |
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| 127 | June 11, 1983 Total |
132 | December 4, 1983 Annular |
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| 137 | May 30, 1984 Annular |
142 | November 22, 1984 Total |
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| 147 | May 19, 1985 Partial |
152 | November 12, 1985 Total |
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