Solar eclipse of June 10, 1964
| Solar eclipse of December 4, 1964 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | 1.1193 |
| Magnitude | 0.7518 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 64°18′N 173°18′W / 64.3°N 173.3°W |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 1:31:54 |
| References | |
| Saros | 122 (55 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9431 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred on June 10, 1964. 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
Related eclipses
Solar eclipses of 1964-1967
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 January 14, 1964 and July 9, 1964 belong to the previous lunar year set.
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Map | Saros | Map | |
| 117 |  June 10, 1964 Partial |
122 | December 4, 1964 Partial | |
| 127 |  May 30, 1965 Total |
132 |  November 23, 1965 Annular | |
| 137 |  May 20, 1966 Annular |
142 |  November 12, 1966 Total | |
| 147 |  May 9, 1967 Partial |
152 |  November 2, 1967 Total | |
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 20 eclipse events between June 10, 1964 and August 21, 2036.
| June 10–11 | March 27–29 | January 15–16 | November 3 | August 21–22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 |
June 10, 1964 |
 March 28, 1968 |
 January 16, 1972 |
 November 3, 1975 |
 August 22, 1979 |
| 127 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 |
 June 11, 1983 |
 March 29, 1987 |
 January 15, 1991 |
 November 3, 1994 |
 August 22, 1998 |
| 137 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
 June 10, 2002 |
 March 29, 2006 |
 January 15, 2010 |
 November 3, 2013 |
 August 21, 2017 |
| 147 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 155 |
 June 10, 2021 |
 March 29, 2025 |
 January 14, 2029 |
 November 3, 2032 |
 August 21, 2036 |
References
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External links
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
