Solar eclipse of June 17, 1928
| Solar eclipse of June 17, 1928 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | 1.5107 |
| Magnitude | 0.0375 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 65°36′N 70°36′E / 65.6°N 70.6°E |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 20:27:28 |
| References | |
| Saros | 155 (1 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9346 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred on June 17, 1928. 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 1924-1928
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.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 1924-1928 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||
| 115 | July 31, 1924 Partial |
120 | January 24, 1925 Total | |
| 125 | July 20, 1925 Annular |
130 | January 14, 1926 Total | |
| 135 | July 9, 1926 Annular |
140 | January 3, 1927 Annular | |
| 145 | June 29, 1927 Total |
150 | December 24, 1927 Partial | |
| 155 | June 17, 1928 Partial | |||
References
External links
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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