Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971
Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971 | |
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Map | |
Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Partial |
Gamma | 1.513 |
Magnitude | 0.0689 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Coordinates | 63°30′N 177°00′E / 63.5°N 177°E |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 9:31:55 |
References | |
Saros | 116 (70 of 70) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9446 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred on July 22, 1971.
Related eclipses
Solar eclipses of 1971-1974
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.
Note: Partial solar eclipses on February 25, 1971 and August 20, 1971 occur in the next lunar year set.
Descending node | Ascending node | |||
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Saros | Map | Saros | Map | |
116 | July 22, 1971 Partial |
121 | January 16, 1972 Annular | |
126 | July 10, 1972 Total |
131 | January 4, 1973 Annular | |
136 | June 30, 1973 Total |
141 | December 24, 1973 Annular | |
146 | June 20, 1974 Total |
151 | December 13, 1974 Partial |
Metonic cycle
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).
colspan="5" style="background:lightsteelblue;|This series has 21 eclipse events between July 22, 1971 and July 22, 2047 | ||||
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July 21-22 | May 9-11 | February 26-27 | December 14-15 | October 2-3 |
116 | 118 | 120 | 122 | 124 |
July 22, 1971 |
May 11, 1975 |
February 26, 1979 |
December 15, 1982 |
October 3, 1986 |
126 | 128 | 130 | 132 | 134 |
July 22, 1990 |
May 10, 1994 |
February 26, 1998 |
December 14, 2001 |
October 3, 2005 |
136 | 138 | 140 | 142 | 144 |
July 22, 2009 |
May 10, 2013 |
February 26, 2017 |
December 14, 2020 |
October 2, 2024 |
146 | 148 | 150 | 152 | 154 |
July 22, 2028 |
May 9, 2032 |
February 27, 2036 |
December 15, 2039 |
October 3, 2043 |
156 | ||||
July 22, 2047 |
References
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External links
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC