Solar eclipse of August 31, 1932
Solar eclipse of August 31, 1932 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Total |
Gamma | 0.8307 |
Magnitude | 1.0257 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 105 sec (1 m 45 s) |
Coordinates | 54°30′N 79°30′W / 54.5°N 79.5°W |
Max. width of band | 155 km (96 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 20:03:41 |
References | |
Saros | 124 (50 of 73) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9357 |
A total solar eclipse occurred on August 31, 1932. 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.
Related eclipses
Solar eclipses 1931-1935
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 1931-1935 | |||||
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Descending node | Ascending node | ||||
114 | September 12, 1931![]() Partial |
119 | March 7, 1932![]() Annular | ||
124 | August 31, 1932![]() Total |
129 | February 24, 1933![]() Annular | ||
134 | August 21, 1933![]() Annular |
139 | February 14, 1934![]() Total | ||
144 | August 10, 1934![]() Annular |
149 | February 3, 1935![]() Partial | ||
154 | July 30, 1935![]() Partial |
Notes
References
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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