| Solar eclipse of November 13, 1993 | |
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| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | -1.0411 |
| Magnitude | 0.928 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 69.6S 58.3E |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 21:45:51 |
| References | |
| Saros | 123 (52 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9494 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred on November 13–14, 1993. 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.
It was visible at sunrise over parts of Australia on November 14th, and ended at sunset over the southern tip of South America on November 13th.
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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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| Saros | Map | Saros | Map | |
| 118 | May 21, 1993 Partial |
123 | November 13, 1993 Partial |
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| 128 | May 10, 1994 Annular |
133 | November 3, 1994 Total |
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| 138 | April 29, 1995 Annular |
143 Totality at Dundlod, India |
October 24, 1995 Total |
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| 148 | April 17, 1996 Partial |
153 | October 12, 1996 Partial |
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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).
This series has 21 eclipse events between June 21, 1982 and June 21, 2058.
| June 21 | April 8-9 | January 26 | November 13-14 | September 1-2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 |
June 21, 1982 |
April 9, 1986 |
January 26, 1990 |
November 13, 1993 |
September 2, 1997 |
| 127 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 |
June 21, 2001 |
April 8, 2005 |
January 26, 2009 |
November 13, 2012 |
September 1, 2016 |
| 137 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
June 21, 2020 |
April 8, 2024 |
January 26, 2028 |
November 14, 2031 |
September 2, 2035 |
| 147 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 155 |
June 21, 2039 |
April 9, 2043 |
January 26, 2047 |
November 14, 2050 |
September 2, 2054 |
| 157 | ||||
June 21, 2058 |
