| Solar eclipse of October 12, 1939 | |
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| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | -0.9737 |
| Magnitude | 1.0266 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 1m 32s |
| Coordinates | 72.8S 155.1E |
| Max. width of band | 418 km |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 20:40:23 |
| References | |
| Saros | 123 (49 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9374 |
A total solar eclipse occurred on October 10, 1939. 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.
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||
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| 118 | April 19, 1939 Annular |
123 | October 12, 1939 Total |
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| 128 | April 7, 1940 Annular |
133 | October 1, 1940 Total |
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| 138 | March 27, 1941 Annular |
143 | September 21, 1941 Total |
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| 148 | March 16, 1942 Partial |
153 | September 10, 1942 Partial |
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