Solar eclipse of July 31, 1924

Solar eclipse of July 31, 1924
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature Partial
Gamma -1.4459
Magnitude 0.192
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates 69°36′S 146°00′W / 69.6°S 146°W / -69.6; -146
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse 19:58:20
References
Saros 115 (71 of 72)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9338

A partial solar eclipse occurred on July 31, 1924. 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.

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
115July 31, 1924

Partial
120January 24, 1925

Total
125July 20, 1925

Annular
130January 14, 1926

Total
135July 9, 1926

Annular
140January 3, 1927

Annular
145June 29, 1927

Total
150December 24, 1927

Partial
155June 17, 1928

Partial

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).

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