| Solar eclipse of September 22, 1968 | |
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| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | 0.9451 |
| Magnitude | 1.0099 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 0m 40s |
| Coordinates | 56.2N 64E |
| Max. width of band | 104 km |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 11:18:46 |
| References | |
| Saros | 124 (52 of 73) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9439 |
A total solar eclipse occurred on September 22, 1968. 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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| Saros | Map | Saros | Map | |||
| 119 | March 28, 1968 Partial |
124 | September 22, 1968 Total |
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| 129 | March 18, 1969 Annular |
134 | September 11, 1969 Annular |
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| 139 | March 7, 1970 Total |
144 | August 31, 1970 Annular |
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| 149 | February 25, 1971 Partial |
154 | August 20, 1971 Partial |
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| A partial solar eclipse of July 22, 1971 occurs in the next lunar year set. | ||||||
