Solar eclipse of February 4, 1943
| Solar eclipse of February 4, 1943 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | 0.8734 |
| Magnitude | 1.0331 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 159 sec (2 m 39 s) |
| Coordinates | 43°36′N 175°06′E / 43.6°N 175.1°E |
| Max. width of band | 229 km (142 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 23:38:10 |
| References | |
| Saros | 120 (57 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9382 |
A total solar eclipse occurred on February 4–5, 1943. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly 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's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. It began on the morning on February 5th over eastern Asia and northern Japan and ends at sunset on February 4th over Alaska.
Related eclipses
Solar eclipses 1942-1946
Each member in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | August 12, 1942 Partial |
120 | February 4, 1943 Total | |
| 125 | August 1, 1943 Annular |
130 | January 25, 1944 Total | |
| 135 | July 20, 1944 Annular |
140 | January 14, 1945 Annular | |
| 145 | July 9, 1945 Total |
150 | January 3, 1946 Partial | |
| 155 | June 29, 1946 Partial | |||
Saros 120
It is a part of Saros cycle 120, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 71 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on May 27, 933 AD, and reached an annular eclipse on August 11, 1059. It was a hybrid event for 3 dates: May 8, 1510, through May 29, 1546, and total eclipses from June 8, 1564, through March 30, 2033. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on July 7, 2195. The longest duration of totality was 2 minutes, 50 seconds on March 9, 1997.[1]
Series members 55–65 occur between 1901 and 2100:
| 55 | 56 | 57 |
|---|---|---|
 January 14, 1907 |
 January 24, 1925 |
February 4, 1943 |
| 58 | 59 | 60 |
 February 15, 1961 |
 February 26, 1979 |
 March 9, 1997 |
| 61 | 62 | 63 |
 March 20, 2015 |
 March 30, 2033 |
 April 11, 2051 |
| 64 | 65 | |
 April 21, 2069 |
 May 2, 2087 |
Metonic series
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 22 eclipse events between September 12, 1931 and July 1, 2011.
| September 11-12 | June 30-July 1 | April 18-19 | February 4-5 | November 22-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | 116 | 118 | 120 | 122 |
 September 12, 1931 |
 June 30, 1935 |
 April 19, 1939 |
February 4, 1943 |
 November 23, 1946 |
| 124 | 126 | 128 | 130 | 132 |
 September 12, 1950 |
 June 30, 1954 |
 April 19, 1958 |
 February 5, 1962 |
 November 23, 1965 |
| 134 | 136 | 138 | 140 | 142 |
 September 11, 1969 |
 June 30, 1973 |
 April 18, 1977 |
 February 4, 1981 |
 November 22, 1984 |
| 144 | 146 | 148 | 150 | 152 |
 September 11, 1988 |
 June 30, 1992 |
 April 17, 1996 |
 February 5, 2000 |
 November 23, 2003 |
| 154 | 156 | |||
 September 11, 2007 |
 July 1, 2011 |
Notes
References
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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